Arkansas Research and Arkansas Research and Education Optical NetworkEducation Optical Network
(ARE_ON)(ARE_ON)
What is it?What is it?
Why do we need it?Why do we need it?
What will it do?What will it do?
ARE_ON is not:ARE_ON is not:
A competitive Internet service A competitive Internet service providerprovider
A source of cheap transport for the A source of cheap transport for the partner organizationspartner organizations
An exclusive “club” for a small group An exclusive “club” for a small group of usersof users
The answer to all of the world’s The answer to all of the world’s problems problems
ARE_ON is:ARE_ON is:
Economic Development initiativeEconomic Development initiative
Empowering higher education to be Empowering higher education to be a more productive economic enginea more productive economic engine
Highly collaborativeHighly collaborative
Outcomes driven/needs basedOutcomes driven/needs based
Future oriented cyberinfrastructure Future oriented cyberinfrastructure with benefit for todaywith benefit for today
Change agentChange agent
Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development
Direct funding opportunitiesDirect funding opportunities
Spin-off opportunitiesSpin-off opportunities
Minimize lost opportunity Minimize lost opportunity costscosts
Positioning for the global Positioning for the global economyeconomy
ARE_ON Core AgendasARE_ON Core Agendas
Research agenda– basic and appliedResearch agenda– basic and applied
Academic agenda – scaling ARE-ON Academic agenda – scaling ARE-ON resources across the curriculumresources across the curriculum
Healthcare agenda – Healthcare agenda – telehealth/telemedicine telehealth/telemedicine
Emergency Preparedness agenda Emergency Preparedness agenda
The ARE_ON Equations :The ARE_ON Equations :
High Speed Networks +Distributed High Speed Networks +Distributed
Parallel Processing + InnovativeParallel Processing + Innovative
Minds = ARE_ONMinds = ARE_ON
ARE_ON x Applications = Economic ARE_ON x Applications = Economic DevelopmentDevelopment
Optical Network?Optical Network?
Based in the use of fiber optic Based in the use of fiber optic strands rather than copper cablesstrands rather than copper cables
Uses lightwaves to carry information Uses lightwaves to carry information instead of electrical wavesinstead of electrical waves
Uses fiber optics to connect Uses fiber optics to connect supercomputers together so they can supercomputers together so they can be used one at a time, all at the be used one at a time, all at the same time, or in any combination same time, or in any combination
Interesting graphicsInteresting graphics
ARE_ON BackboneARE_ON Backbone
UARK
SAU
ATUUAFS
HSU
UCA
UAM
UAPB
ASU
UALRUAMS
TULSA
DALLAS
MEMPHIS
MONROE
ARE_ON BackboneARE_ON Backbone
Conceptual
LOTA RingLOTA Ring
Facilities-Based Regional Optical NetworksFacilities-Based Regional Optical Networks
This map as of June 2, 2005 Current map available here:http://paintsquirrel.ucs.indiana.edu/fiber_map.pdf
Bottom LineBottom Line
ARE_ON is much more than advanced ARE_ON is much more than advanced cyberinfrastructurecyberinfrastructure
ARE_ON is a significant change agentARE_ON is a significant change agent
ARE_ON is a beacon leading to ARE_ON is a beacon leading to ARKANSAS 2.0ARKANSAS 2.0
Questions ?
Michael D.(Mike)AbbiattiMichael D.(Mike)Abbiatti
ARE_ON Executive DirectorARE_ON Executive Director
Effective 1 July 2008Effective 1 July 2008