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Internet2 Member Meeting October 15, 2003. Northern Tier Networking Consortium. Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington. Northern Tier Networking Consortium. WA. MT. ND. MN. ID. SD. WI. Contiguous Continental U.S. Population Density by County.
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Northern Tier Networking Consortium • Wisconsin • Minnesota • North Dakota • South Dakota • Montana • Idaho • Washington
Northern Tier Networking Consortium WA MT ND MN ID SD WI
Resolving the Issue • Create new networks • Regional optical networks (RONs) • Low-density people often means low- density funding… • University money, state money are often in short supply • One possibility is federal grants
Lariat • Aborning regional optical network • Six states participating initially • Bandwidth upgrades (as high as 10 Gb) • Funded by Grant from NCRR of NIH • Montana State = lead institution • Ron Johnson (UW/PNWGP) = co-PI • “First and foremost” for biomedical apps. • Seen as a pilot project • Initial six-month planning phase
Lariat – Initial Partners UA PNWGP UH UI MSU UW UNR Kindly don’t read too much into these lines!