MaineREN is a facilities-based Regional Optical Network (RON) servicing Maine’s Research & Education community.
Overview
MaineREN was created by the University of Maine System to deliver the cyberinfrastructure necessary to participate in, and be considered for, high-technology research. As the National Science Foundation has made the ability to demonstrate appropriate levels of Cyberinfrastructure a requirement for funding, it is crucial for Maine’s ability to attract and retain this high-technology research that our institutions have access to the national and international R&E community though a facilities-based RON.
This effort is similar to other regional networks throughout the United States.
Participation
Here are some of the institutions that are connected through MaineREN.
Higher Education
Research
Maine School and Library Network
- 99% of Maine’s K12 schools
- Majority of Maine’s public libraries
Non Profits and Goverments
MaineREN is connected to Internet2® through the NEREN Exchange in both Cambridge and Holyoke, MA with a current operational capacity of 200 Gbps dedicated to R&E connectivity.