The University of Hawaii’s Pacific Islands Research and Education Network is in place for the following:
- Provide full domestic support for AARNET’s current 2x40Gbps R&E circuits from Australia and New Zealand to the U.S., via Hawaii (including Mauna Kea) with upgrade to 2x100Gbps in 2016
- Continue to foster research and education (R&E) network capacity to interconnect Pacific Islands with each other and the global R&E network fabric by building on previous projects and relationships
- Opportunistically connect Mauna Kea and Haleakala, sites of major international astronomy observatories
- Collaborate and cooperate with IRNC measurement, NOC, Engagement, and Open Exchange awardees
Partners include:
- AARNet: https://www.aarnet.edu.au/
- CENIC: http://cenic.org
- Pacific Wave: http://pacificwave.net
- REANNZ: https://reannz.co.nz/
- Pacific Northwest Gigapop – Seattle: http://pnwgp.net
- Global NOC – Indiana University: https://globalnoc.iu.edu/
- Network Startup Resource Center: https://nsrc.org
View the PIREN Global Network map here
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