# RedIRIS

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National research and education network for Spain

**RedIRIS** is the national research and education network ([NREN](/source/NREN)) for [Spain](/source/Spain). It is part of [Red.es](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red.es&action=edit&redlink=1), which also administers and oversees the [.es](/source/.es) national [Top-level domain](/source/Top-level_domain). Most Spanish universities and research centers are interconnected through RedIRIS, currently totalling about 260 institutions. RedIRIS also acts as an [Internet service provider](/source/Internet_service_provider) for affiliated institutions, through links with [Cogent Communications](/source/Cogent_Communications) and [Level 3 Communications](/source/Level_3_Communications). As a national NREN, RedIRIS is connected to the high-speed European [GÉANT](/source/G%C3%89ANT) backbone, similar to the US-based [Abilene Network](/source/Abilene_Network).

Other services provided by RedIRIS include a collection of [FTP](/source/FTP) mirrors, customized software for affiliated institutions, interconnection with the [Eduroam](/source/Eduroam) European wireless network, LISTSERV service, BlackList IP Service for relays, and an incident response team, IRIS-CERT.

## See also

- [GÉANT](/source/G%C3%89ANT)

- [TERENA](/source/TERENA)

- [Eduroam](/source/Eduroam)

## External links

- [RedIRIS website](https://www.rediris.es/)

- [RedIRIS network map](https://www.rediris.es/lared/mapa.html) including internal and external links

- [Red.es](http://www.red.es/), oversees RedIRIS

- [Eduroam.es website](https://www.eduroam.es/index.en.php)

- [forum for incident response](http://www.first.org/), of which IRIS-CERT is a participant.

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