A radical re-invention for the Internet

The pan-European ICT project DISCUS ('Distributed Core for Unlimited Bandwidth Supply') is led by CVTR, Ireland's telecommunications research centre, which is connected to Trinity College Dublin. CTVR in University College Cork is also involved. The project aims to provide a more economically viable network, which is environmentally sustainable and capable of supporting all current and forthcoming services for the foreseeable future.

DISCUS aims to upgrade the entire network and improve broadband delivered by optical fibre. This will provide advanced ultra-high-speed Internet to networks in both urban and rural areas, as well as a higher quality and wide-spread availability, which today's networks are unable to deliver.

This means that the number of users per network will increase significantly from 32 to 1,000, and increase the coverage between homes and central offices from 10-20km to over 100km. It will also address the growing demand for services like high-definition video streaming and gaming.

Further details:
http://cordis.europa.eu