E-zorg

What is E-zorg?

E-zorg is a dedicated healthcare network operated by KPN that connects hospitals, care institutions, laboratories, pharmacies, and healthcare IT providers across the Netherlands.

The platform enables secure communication and data exchange between healthcare organisations and critical medical systems. It supports a wide range of healthcare applications, including:

• Electronic health record systems
• Laboratory data exchange
• Medical imaging services
• Healthcare communication platforms
• Secure data exchange between care providers

Because healthcare data is highly sensitive, the E-zorg network is designed to provide strict security, reliability, and availability.

Private VLAN Connectivity

Connectivity to the E-zorg network is delivered through a dedicated VLAN on the NL-ix platform. For each participant, NL-ix provisions a private Layer 2 VLAN from the customer’s NL-ix port to the respective service environment.

This VLAN creates a direct and isolated connection between the participant network and the E-zorg platform. Traffic exchanged over this connection remains separated from other services on the NL-ix infrastructure.

Once the VLAN is established, participants can configure their own network routing and service connectivity across this private link.

Using NL-ix as the transport platform offers several advantages:

• Private network connectivity
• Reduced exposure to the public Internet
• Predictable network performance
• High availability infrastructure
• Scalable bandwidth options
• Direct interconnection with healthcare service providers
  

BGP-Based Voice Interconnection

Connectivity to E-zorg uses BGP for routing.

Using BGP enables dynamic and resilient routing between networks, and allows to integrate E-zorg connectivity directly into existing network architecture.