National research and education network explained

A national research and education network (NREN) is a specialised internet service provider dedicated to supporting the needs of the research and education communities within a country.

It is usually distinguished by support for a high-speed backbone network, often offering dedicated channels for individual research projects.

In recent years, with the widespread availability of high-speed internet services, their importance has diminished.

List of NRENs by geographic area

East and Southern Africa

North Africa

West and Central Africa

Asia Pacific

North America

Name Type
national
national [closed]
national [closed]
Edgestate (New Jersey)
national
NERENregional (New England)
CAARENregional (Washington metropolitan area)
state (California)
state (Connecticut)
NERENregional (Midwest)
state (Illinois)
KanRENstate (Kansas)
LEARNstate (Texas) [2]
state (Michigan)
NEROstate (Oregon)
NCRENstate (North Carolina)
state (New York)
state (Ohio)
state (Oklahoma)
state (Rhode Island)
PennRENstate (Pennsylvania)
THEnetstate (Texas) [3]
state (Utah)
WVNETstate (West Virginia)
WiscNetstate (Wisconsin)
Name Type
national
ACORN-NLprovincial (Newfoundland and Labrador)
provincial (Nova Scotia)
BCNETprovincial (British Columbia)
provincial (Alberta)
GTAnetprovincial (Ontario)
ECNprovincial (New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island)
MRnetprovincial (Manitoba) [4]
provincial (Ontario)
provincial (Quebec)
provincial (Saskatchewan)

Latin America

Caribbean

Europe

Nordic countries

Middle East

Central Asia

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Research Council (U.S.). National Research Network Review Committee, Leonard Kleinrock . Toward a National Research Network . 1988 . National Academies . 9780309581257 . etal.
  2. Web site: LEARN: Lonestar Education and Research Network . Tx-learn.org . 2022-09-30 . 2022-11-28.
  3. https://www.the.net/
  4. Web site: MRnet Manitoba Research Network - Enhancing Education and Research Through Advanced High Speed Optical Networks . Mrnet.mb.ca . 2022-11-28.
  5. Web site: CEENet - Central and Eastern European Networking Associations . 2012-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403043836/http://www.ceenet.org/ . 2022-11-28. 2012-04-03 .
  6. Web site: Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research.

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