<s>
CLARA	B-Protocol
(	O
Latin	O
American	O
Advanced	O
Networks	O
Cooperation	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
Cooperación	O
Latino	O
Americana	O
de	O
Redes	O
Avanzadas	O
,	O
in	O
Spanish	O
,	O
the	O
native	O
language	O
of	O
the	O
institution	O
,	O
and	O
Cooperação	O
Latino-Americana	O
de	O
Redes	O
Avançadas	O
in	O
Portuguese	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
international	O
organization	O
whose	O
aim	O
is	O
to	O
connect	O
Latin	O
America	O
's	O
Research	O
and	O
Education	O
Networks	O
(	O
NRENs	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
manages	O
RedCLARA	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
year	O
2004	O
RedCLARA	B-Protocol
provides	O
regional	O
interconnection	O
and	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
through	O
its	O
links	O
to	O
GÉANT	O
(	O
pan-European	O
advanced	O
network	O
)	O
and	O
to	O
(	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
and	O
,	O
through	O
them	O
,	O
to	O
Africa	O
's	O
advanced	O
networks	O
(	O
,	O
,	O
)	O
,	O
Asia	O
(	O
,	O
,	O
)	O
and	O
Oceania	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RedCLARA	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
International	O
Law	O
Organisation	O
,	O
whose	O
legal	O
existence	O
is	O
dated	O
on	O
23	O
December	O
2003	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
acknowledged	O
as	O
such	O
by	O
the	O
legislation	O
of	O
Uruguay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RedCLARA	B-Protocol
develops	O
and	O
operates	O
the	O
only	O
Latin-American	O
advanced	O
Internet	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Established	O
for	O
regional	O
interconnection	O
and	O
linked	O
to	O
GÉANT2	O
(	O
pan	O
European	O
advanced	O
network	O
)	O
in	O
2004	O
via	O
the	O
ALICE	O
Project	O
(	O
which	O
–	O
until	O
March	O
2008	O
-	O
was	O
co-funded	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
through	O
its	O
@LIS	O
Programme	O
)	O
,	O
RedCLARA	B-Protocol
provides	O
regional	O
interconnection	O
and	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
through	O
its	O
international	O
links	O
to	O
GÉANT	O
and	O
Internet2	O
(	O
USA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
the	O
ALICE2	O
Project	O
,	O
between	O
December	O
2008	O
and	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
RedCLARA	B-Protocol
could	O
significantly	O
improve	O
the	O
capacity	O
of	O
its	O
network	O
and	O
expand	O
its	O
benefits	O
for	O
its	O
members	O
and	O
regional	O
research	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
the	O
EU	O
funded	O
,	O
from	O
2017	O
to	O
2022	O
,	O
RedCLARA	B-Protocol
could	O
establish	O
a	O
direct	O
link	O
to	O
GÉANT	O
,	O
connecting	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Europe	O
and	O
Latin	O
America	O
through	O
the	O
EllaLink	O
submarine	O
cable	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
complemented	O
by	O
the	O
upgrade	O
of	O
RedCLARA	B-Protocol
's	O
South	O
American	O
portion	O
of	O
its	O
backbone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RedCLARA	B-Protocol
is	O
constituted	O
by	O
13	O
Latin	O
American	O
countries	O
and	O
its	O
Assembly	O
–	O
where	O
each	O
country	O
has	O
representative	O
-	O
meets	O
every	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
define	O
courses	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
the	O
policies	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
.	O
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