Access to Advanced Networks

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Access to Advanced Networks

(Re)Inventing Circuit Networking in the Optical Era

October 29, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

Optical technologies and user requirements for research are fostering a new set of networking technologies and infrastructure to dynamically allocate dedicated bandwidth. National, international, a…

The Regional Networks

October 30, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

This panel, representing the visionary pioneers of the nascent Internet in the late 1980s and early 1990s, will discuss the critical role played by the regional networks. Ultimately benefiting inst…

Community Networking Around the World

April 26, 2006

Community networks are a growing national trend, and federal agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and private sector organizations are launching broadband initiatives seeking to ensure that c…

Building New Mexico's Public Fiber Network Under the Radar

February 23, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference 2006

A new partnership in IT between higher education and state government has brought together New Mexico's public organizations on a common network. The project has broken barriers to funding and…

Alternate Access

January 1, 2004

Data circuits and services from traditional telecommunications providers have been the mainstay for most state networks and are generally the largest outflow of funds. Budget pressures, increasing …

Defining Bandwidth: Trading and Discussing Potential Scenarios for Obtaining Bandwidth

January 1, 2001

Broadband on demand has become an enticing notion of businesses as well as higher education institutions. Bandwidth trading is seen as one potential option to meet broadband on demand. This present…