Participants
AARNet
Australian academic and research network.
AMPATH
International exchange point in Miami operated by Florida International University.
ANSP - Academic Network at São Paulo
Project connecting academic institutions in Brazilian State of São Paulo.
Argonne National Laboratory, MCS Division
Supporting the computing sciences.
California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
One of the four institutes for science and innovation funded by the State of California.
CANARIE
Not-for-profit corporation providing advanced networks and applications to the research and education community in Canada.
CENIC - The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California
Operates CalREN, the California Research and Education Network, connecting K-20 educational institutions.
CERN - European Centre for Nuclear Research
European particle physics laboratory.
CERNET
Chinese Education and Research Network.
CESNET
Association owned by Czech Universities and Academy of Science to provide advanced networks and applications.
Ciena
A leading vendor of next generation optical networking solutions and full research participant.
Cisco Systems
Leading vendor of networking and communications technology and services.
CPqD - Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomunicações
Brazilian telecommunications research and development centre, active in photonic technology development.
CSTNET - China Science and Technology Network
Nationwide network connecting scientific and technical communities in China.
DFN -Deutsches Forschungnetz
German federal network for universities, technical colleges and research institutes.
e-ARENA - Association of Research and Educational Infrastructures
Coordinating body for research and education networking in Russia.
ESnet - Energy Sciences Network
Provides the network infrastructure that supports the US Department of Energy's Office of Science.
Extreme Networks
Provides wired and wireless Ethernet switching solutions for Enterprise, Datacenter and Service Provider.
FAST Project at California Institute of Technology
Developing advanced TCP mechanism for high-speed data transfers over long distances
Fermilab
Operating Fermi lightpaths in support of leading-edge applications in high-energy physics.
FLR - Florida LambdaRail
Member-owned 100G Research and Education Network for Florida
Global Netwave
Worldwide provider of international telecommunication circuits and Internet services
GLORIAD - Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development
Provides high-performance network services to scientists in the United States, Canada, China, the Netherlands, Russia & South Korea.
HEAnet
Ireland's National Education and Research Network.
i2cat
Not-for-profit foundation promoting innovation and research for the next-generation Internet.
iCAIR - International Centre for Advanced Internet Research
Provides a focal point for leading edge Internet research, innovation, and pre-production deployment.
IEEAF - International Educational Equal Access Foundation
Working to ensure enhanced educational access to bandwidth.
Indiana University
Leading institution with advanced information technology facilities
Internet2
University consortium in partnership with industry and government to deploy advanced networks and applications across the United States.
JGN-X - Japanese New Generation Network Testbed, JGN eXtreme
New generation network testbed for research and development run by National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).
JANET(UK)
The United Kingdom's education and research network.
Juniper Networks, Inc.
A leading company in high-performance networking.
KAUST - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
International graduate university dedicated to scientific achievement in Saudi Arabia.
KRLight
The open optical Internet exchange in Daejeon.
MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Institution for advancement of knowledge in science and technology.
MCNC - Microelectronics Center of North Carolina
Non-profit organization for advancing education, innovation and economic development throughout North Carolina by delivering next-generation information technology services.
MAX - Mid-Atlantic Crossroads
Advanced networking for higher education and research.
NLR - National LambdaRail
Consortium of US research universities and commercial technology companies that provides national infrastructure for support experimental networking technologies and applications.
NPS - Naval Postgraduate School
Provides advanced education and research programmes to the US Navy and other Armed Forces.
NWU - Northwestern University
Leading US research university
National Science Foundation, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (NSF-CISE)
Supports computer science and engineering in the United States.
NetherLight
GLIF Open Lightpath Exchange in Amsterdam.
NORDUnet
Interconnects the national research and education networks of the Nordic countries.
Pacific Northwest Gigapop
A high calibre research and education networking services hub.
PSNC - Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center
Operates PIONIER (Polish Research and Education Network) and POZMAN (Poznan Academic Metropolitan Area Network).
REANNZ - Research & Education Network of New Zealand
Provider of network services to the research and education community in New Zealand.
RIPN - Russian Institute for Public Networks
Coordinates research and education networking and provides IP and domain registry functions in Russia.
RNP - Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa
Brazil's national education and research network.
SURFsara
Advanced ICT service centre based in Amsterdam.
StarLight
A leading optical switching facility based in Chicago.
SURA - Southeastern Universities Research Association
Consortium of over 60 universities promoting nuclear physics, information technology, and coastal research.
SURFnet
Network for higher education and research in the Netherlands.
TeraGrid
NSF-funded distributed computing and storage facility.
TransLight
NSF-funded interconnection between US and European optical networks.
TWAREN - Taiwan Advanced Research and Education Network
Research networking project of the Taiwan National Science Council and operated by the National Center for High-Performance Computing.
University of Amsterdam
Occupies a leading position in network development activities.
UCL - University College London
Academic institute involved in networking since the early days of the Internet.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Electronic Visualization Laboratory
Interdisciplinary research laboratory combining art and computer science, and specialising in advanced visualisation and networking technologies.
University of Maryland
One of the largest US university systems.
University of Washington
Pre-eminent US research university.
UltraLight
Operates optical testbed network interconnecting computing clusters and data caches in California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and CERN.
USLHCNet
Provides Trans-Atlantic connections to LHC Tier 1 computing facilities.
WIDE - Widely Integrated Distributed Environment
Japanese consortium of universities and commercial corporations to develop advanced networking services.