Summary
- Publish utilisation, reservation and upgrade criteria by corridor without exposing sensitive traffic.
- Give smaller member networks a defined voice before congestion turns federation into hierarchy.
EllaLink expanded the South Atlantic option for RedCLARA and GÉANT, but continental value is realised through national research networks. The next useful evidence is a repeatable rule for allocating capacity and financing expansion when demand differs sharply. Federation remains collaboration when access decisions are explainable and members can challenge them.
