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Page 1: Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE_ON) What is it? Why do we need it? What will it do?
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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Interesting graphicsInteresting graphics

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ARE_ON BackboneARE_ON Backbone

UARK

SAU

ATUUAFS

HSU

UCA

UAM

UAPB

ASU

UALRUAMS

TULSA

DALLAS

MEMPHIS

MONROE

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ARE_ON BackboneARE_ON Backbone

Conceptual

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LOTA RingLOTA Ring

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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

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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

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Questions ?

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Michael D.(Mike)AbbiattiMichael D.(Mike)Abbiatti

ARE_ON Executive DirectorARE_ON Executive Director

Effective 1 July 2008Effective 1 July 2008

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