By Frank DiMaria, Campus Technology
Research and education networks (RENs) have been designed to meet the needs of some of the most demanding internet users in the country: scientists, academics and researchers in the nation’s leading academic institutions. These networks are engineered to support high-quality services that remain consistent regardless of the number of users on the network. They have the speed, quality, flexibility and support to readily adapt to new experiments or projects that place new demands on the network. RENs “have enormous capabilities and potential for all schools, small and large, to realize new capabilities in teaching, learning, research and administration,” according to Rob Vietzke, vice president of network services at Internet2, a member-owned advanced technology community that operates the largest and fastest coast-to-coast research and education network in the U.S. REN services are technologically ahead of the curve, enabling communication and collaboration on a high-speed network free of the noise and friction found on most commercial providers.
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/08/11/tapping-into-research-and-education-networks.aspx
Share on Facebook