The Joint Academic NETwork

The system you are using is probably linked to nearby systems by a local network.

This network, together with many others, may be linked to another larger network. For example, the Joint Academic NETwork (JANET), is a national network linking togther networks in Universities, Colleges and Research Institutes within the United Kingdom.

The JANET network is part of the Internet, which brings regional, enterprise and national networks together to form a worldwide network.