The GARUDA High-Speed network is a Layer 2/3 MPLS  Virtual Private Network (VPN)  connecting select  45 institutions across 17 cities at 10/100 Mbps with Stringent Service Level Agreements with the service provider. This Grid is a precursor to the Gigabit speed  nationwide Wide Area Network (WAN)  connecting  high performance computing resources  and scientific instruments for seamless collaborative research and experiments.  The High Speed Network  is being established at all the  Garuda partner institutes  in  close collaboration  with ERNET who is also responsible for the operation, maintenance  and management  of this  network.