Affiliations

Internet2

Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led by the research and education community since 1996, Internet2 promotes the missions of its members by providing both leading-edge network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities that together facilitate the development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet technologies.

By bringing research and academia together with technology leaders from industry, government and the international community, Internet2 promotes collaboration and innovation that has a fundamental impact on the future of the Internet.
 

LONI

The Louisiana Optical Network Initiative, or LONI, is a state-of-the-art, fiber optics network that runs throughout Louisiana, and connects Louisiana and Mississippi research universities to one another as well as National LambdaRail and Internet2. LONI connects Louisiana's major research universities – allowing greater collaboration on research that produces results faster and with greater accuracy. LONI provides Louisiana researchers with one of the most advanced optical networks in the country and the most powerful distributed supercomputer resources available to any academic community.
 

National LambdaRail

National LambdaRail is advancing the research, clinical, and educational goals of members and other institutions by establishing and maintaining a unique nationwide network infrastructure that is owned and controlled by the U.S. research community. Ownership of the underlying optical infrastructure ensures the research community unprecedented control and flexibility in meeting the requirements of the most advanced network applications and providing the resources demanded by cutting-edge network research.
 

Great Plains Network

The Great Plains Network is a consortium of universities in the mid-western states, dedicated to supporting research and education through the use of advanced networking technology.
 

OneNet

OneNet is a comprehensive network unlike any other in the country - utilizing fiber optics and wireless technologies to transmit video, voice and data throughout Oklahoma, the nation and the world. OneNet is not a state-owned utility, but rather a state-led partnership among telecommunications companies, equipment manufacturers and service providers.

OneNet's state-of-the-art technology and dedicated staff currently provide high-speed communications to a variety of Oklahoma entities such as: public and vocational-technical schools; colleges and universities; public libraries; local, tribal, state and federal governments; court systems; rural health care delivery systems; and programs engaged in research.