BOREAS

The initial task of the founding partners of BOREAS is to provide a ring between the founding institutions and the CIC Omni-PoP (Point of Presence) in Chicago. The Omni-PoP will provide connectivity to Internet-2, to research networks that have PoPs at Starlite, and to National Lambda Rail. The Omni-PoP also provides access to commodity networks that we all use. BOREAS is also connecting Kansas City, so that we have a redundant connection to the world in case of problems in the Chicago area. The solid lines on the BOREAS map indicate the connections that the BOREAS partners are currently developing. The dotted lines are possible connections with our partners in the NTNC as that network develops... BOREAS is the Broadband Optical Research, Education and Sciences Network, a collaboration of four major research institutions in the upper Midwest: Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. BOREAS intends to build and..