SUNET is the Swedish University Computer Network. SUNET provides high-speed Internet access to academic institutions in

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. The current incarnation of the network, Sunet C, provides 100

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/s links between the cities hosting universities. It replaces the older network, OptoSunet, based mainly on 10 and 40

/s links. SUNET's upstream network is the Nordic NORDUnet. SUNET is governed by a board appointed by the

Swedish Research Council The Swedish Research Council ( sv, Vetenskapsrådet) is a Government agency in Sweden established in 2001, with the responsibility to support and develop basic scientific research. Its objective is for Sweden to be a leading nation in scienti ...

(Vetenskapsrådet). In addition to the board there is a technical reference group and a development group, as well as people working at the participating universities. SUNET did operate one of Sweden's largest FTP archives, mirroring extensive useful material of 'academic' interest, similar to the UK Mirror Service hosted by the University of Kent. The service ftp.sunet.se is now hosted by Academic Computer Club at Umeå university. Before the service was down sized and domain was handed over to ACC, the service could handle more than 10,000 concurrent users. SUNET, together with

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and TeliaSonera, took part in a 40 Gbit/s transmission on a single wavelength between

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and New York City using TAT-14.

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External links

SUNET websiteSUNET FTP archiveVetenskapsrådet
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