Autonomous system
AS786 JANET Jisc Services Limited
Education RIPE
Summary
Janet (Jisc)
education research nren legacy
Janet, the United Kingdom's national research-and-education network, operated by
Jisc. It provides the backbone connecting UK universities, colleges, and research
councils.
What it's used for
- Connecting UK higher and further education institutions and research bodies to each other and to international research networks.
Notable
- An IP here is institutional/research — a national NREN backbone linking member campuses and labs, classified
educationrather than commercial hosting.
Interesting
- A low AS number reflects Janet's long history; it has been the UK's academic network since the 1980s.
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Address space
Summary
| Country | Name | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|
| GB | United Kingdom | 205 |
Registry
Allocation record
- Registry
- RIPE
- Handle
AS786- Registry name
- JANET
- Registrant
- JIPS-NOSC
- Abuse contact
- irt@jisc.ac.uk
- Registered
- 2002-09-18
- Last changed
- 2026-07-01
- Status
- active
Reputation
Classification and threat
Education University, school or national research and education network.
No IC3 indicators Nothing from the FBI IC3 feed.
Threat data is alpha. Absence of an indicator is not evidence of good behaviour, only of absence from this one feed.
Elsewhere