Western Regional Network: Connecting the West
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 | 3:45PM–4:30PM | Meeting Room 400
Session Type:
Professional Development, WSWRC11
Regional optical networks (RONs) in four Western States have agreed to expand and share network services in support of advanced research, operations, and support of academic, economic development, and interregional services. Pacific Northwest Gigapop (PNWGP), Front Range GigaPoP, the University of New Mexico (on behalf of the State of New Mexico), and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) announced the formation of the Western Regional Network, a multistate partnership to ensure robust, advanced, high-speed networking availability for research,education, and related uses through the sharing of network services.