About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: JANET, GEANT, Merit Network, CARNet, Internet2, EDINA, Universia, National research and education network, JANET(UK), CANARIE, GRNET, ACEnet, Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, National LambdaRail, SURFnet, Lonestar Education and Research Network, ORION, Abilene Network, Very high-speed Backbone Network Service, Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network, AARNet, SANReN, PIONIER, High Performance Computing Wales, Sudanese Universities Information Network, IUCC, Spokane Symphony, CESNET, International Computer Science Institute, TERENA, SigmaNet, HEAnet, TransPAC2, Uninett, BELNET, GLORIAD, EENet, FUNET, Renater, SABRENet, SUNET, Deutsches Forschungsnetz, Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche Europeenne, ACORN-NS, CLARA, NORDUnet, Connecticut Education Network, CCNet, GEANT2, ITnet, Front Range GigaPop, NetworkVirginia, RedIRIS, The Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Latvia, CUDI, CSTNET, MidMAN, European Academic Research Network, INHERENT, Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa, Access Grid Support Centre, ARNES, LITNET. Excerpt: Merit Network, Inc., is a nonprofit member-governed organization providing high-performance computer networking and related services to educational, government, health care, and nonprofit organizations, primarily in Michigan. Created in 1966, Merit operates the longest running regional computer network in the United States. Original Merit logo, c. 1968Created in 1966 as the Michigan Educational Research Information Triad by Michigan State University (MSU), the University of Michigan (U-M), and Wayne State University (WSU), Merit was created to investigate resource sharing by connecting the mainframe computers at these three Michigan public research universities. Merit's initial three node packet-switched computer network was operational in Oct...
