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Internet2 and SEGP
About Internet2
Internet2 is a non-profit membership organization of 208
universities working in conjunction with government and industry to operate a
private national Internet Protocol (IP) network reserved for the exclusive use
of the U.S. research and education (R&E) community. The Internet2 network is an
advanced, high-performance network that supports advanced or complex
applications that do not work on the commercial Internet or do not work well. As
the national R&E backbone, the Internet2 Network provides connectivity between
institutions and connectivity to international research and education networks
thereby providing access to the global research and education community.
Membership
Through Internet2 membership, our community focuses on
developing and deploying advanced networking technologies and capabilities in
service of U.S. research and higher education. Internet2 members represent a
wide range of research and academic disciplines from over 300 member
institutions, including leading U.S. universities, corporations, government
research agencies, and not-for-profit networking organizations.
You can find lists of the University members on
Internet2 by going to
http://members.internet2.edu/university/universities.cfm
Arkansas Internet2 member institutions include:
• Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
SEGP
The Internet2 Sponsored Education Group Participants (SEGP)
program is intended to allow expanded access to the Internet2 Network for state
and regional education networks, through sponsorship by Internet2 university
members. State and regional networks may include nonprofit and for-profit K-20
educational institutions, museums, libraries, art galleries, or hospitals that
require routine collaboration on instructional, clinical and/or research
projects, services and content with Internet2 members or with other sponsored
participants.
There are 38 SEGP states. You can find a current list
and map of the SEGP states at
http://www.internet2.edu/network/participants/listSEGP.cfm
and
http://www.internet2.edu/info/segps.pdf
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, is the sponsor of
the SEGP program for Arkansas with connectivity to the Internet2 Network
supplied through ARE-ON. Initial participants include all ARE-ON member
institutions that are not already direct members of Internet2.
Arkansas SEGP institutions include:
• Arkansas Tech University
• Henderson State University
• Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia
• University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
• University of Arkansas at Monticello
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
• University of Central Arkansas
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