In principle, the CANARIE Network portion of Lightpaths are provisioned between NREN partners or from an NREN partner to an international network. Lightpath provisioning requires coordination with NREN partners and their engineering teams; NREN partners may charge fees for equipment, time, and co-located space. In certain cases, with approval from the NREN partner, Lightpath applicants may connect directly to a CANARIE Network node.
Applicants are responsible for the incremental infrastructure costs associated with the provisioning of Lightpaths across the CANARIE Network. These costs may be attributed to additional CANARIE Network interfaces and/or local loops. For Demonstration Lightpaths, CANARIE may provide interface cards and/or local loops, based on availability.
Requests for Lightpaths where one end terminates within Canada are processed as if both ends terminate in Canada. Please see above.
Production Lightpaths: Upfront payment of CANARIE’s avoided cost is required.
Demonstration Lightpaths: Completed on best-effort basis; pre-empted by Canadian research needs.
To be approved for a Lightpath, applicants must demonstrate that their organization/team:
Applicants must acknowledge that CANARIE has the right to pre-empt a Lightpath, reduce its capacity (with suitable notice), or charge the Applicant for the Lightpath at cost, if:
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