Cost Sharing

All HARNET members connect to HARNET on a cost-sharing basis. Each member should bear the installation and recurrent cost for its connection to HARNET and share the cost for connecting to Internet and other high-speed networks. Each member is required to make an annual contribution which includes a fixed overhead contribution and a variable contribution based on bandwidth usage.

Transit Services

• HARENT will provide IPv4/IPv6 Internet transit to its members
  • Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGP4) or above support at member’s router for transit arrangement is preferred
• HARNET will also provide partial transit to other Research and Education (R&E) networks to its members
  • Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGP4) or above support at member’s router for partial transit arrangement is mandatory

Peering Services

• HARNET will provide IPv4/IPv6 traffic/routes of JUCC member institutions and Hong Kong Internet Exchange (HKIX) to peering members
  • Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGP4) or above support at member’s router for peering arrangement is mandatory
• Member should have its own Global Internet Access capability independent of HARNET

Physical Connection

• HARNET supports Optical Network connectivity among members.
• HARNET supports Ethernet connection to its facilities for peering or transit services.
• HARNET will normally provide one connection port to each member.
• HARNET will normally provide two IPv4/IPv6 addresses for each connection.

Others

• Members should aggregate their routing announcements to maximum extent possible while remaining consistent with the level of aggregation being done for the Internet at large.
• Members should not generate unnecessary route flap, or advertise unnecessarily specific routes in peering sessions to HARNET.
• HARNET does NOT provide co-location, DNS, web hosting, email or other Internet services other than network connection.
• Members should have its own technical personnel for working with HARNET personnel on transit or peering arrangements.
• Members should provide administrative and technical personnel contacts to HARNET and keep HARNET informed upon changes of the contacts.
• HARNET reserves the right to disconnect any connection which violates any of its Acceptable Use Policy without notice.
• Members should notify HARNET in advance of a peering reset or termination under non-emergency conditions.

5 August 2015