What if the network fails?
The resiliency/redundancy that is a feature of the network design means that the GSN cannot fail in its entirety. The risk of failures such as physical breaks/cuts to network circuits is much the same as would be expected with a commercial telecommunications provider. The GSN requires that all suppliers of infrastructure services provide appropriate business continuity and disaster recovery plans to cover their own services. All suppliers of infrastructure and services to the GSN are also bound by formal service level agreements including a penalty/earn-back regime designed to drive the required operational performance.
