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(100G) AL2S FIU/OpenWave (100G) AL3S Internet2 via Baton Rouge FLR ext Pop/SoX/TelX Internet2 via Atlanta (10G) (10G Dedicated Wave) Pensacola Crestview Tallahassee PSC Jacksonville UWF Bay County Lake City FSU UNF Gainesville UFL LEGEND FLR Optical Pop Site FLR Optical Amp Site Tavares FIU/OpenWave Equity Member Orlando (FUTURE) Datasite (100G) FLR OnRamp Tampa UCF Lake Nona Winter Melbourne FLR Backbone Fiber Haven USF FLR Member Fiber InLand Fiber FIT Copyright 2014, Florida LambdaRail, LLC All Rights Reserved FGCU KEY FACTS West Palm Beach FAU COVERAGE: 1,540 MILES NSU Backbone Capacity: 20Gbps Ft. Lauderdale (100Gbps capacity anticipated July 2015) Ownership: 12 Equity Partners FIU Miami - 9 Public Universities (NOTA) AOML/NOAA - 3 Private Universities UM Links to other regional, national and international networks FIU/AMPATH FIU/OpenWave FIU/AmLight (100G) AtlanticWave FLORIDA’S 100 Gbps RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK Furthering Research, Advancing Education, and Supporting Economic Growth through the Deployment of Next Generation Network Technologies (100G) AL2S FIU/OpenWave (100G) AL3S Internet2 via Baton Rouge FLR ext Pop/SoX/TelX Internet2 via Atlanta (10G) (10G Dedicated Wave) Pensacola Crestview Tallahassee PSC Jacksonville UWF Bay County Lake City FSU UNF Gainesville UFL LEGEND FLR Optical Pop Site FLR Optical Amp Site Tavares FIU/OpenWave Equity Member Orlando (FUTURE) Datasite (100G) FLR OnRamp Tampa UCF Lake Nona Winter Melbourne FLR Backbone Fiber Haven USF FLR Member Fiber InLand Fiber FIT Copyright 2014, Florida LambdaRail, LLC All Rights Reserved FGCU KEY FACTS West Palm Beach FAU COVERAGE: 1,540 MILES NSU Backbone Capacity: 20Gbps Ft. Lauderdale (100Gbps capacity anticipated July 2015) Ownership: 12 Equity Partners FIU Miami - 9 Public Universities (NOTA) AOML/NOAA - 3 Private Universities UM Links to other regional, national and international networks FIU/AMPATH FIU/OpenWave FIU/AmLight (100G) AtlanticWave The FLR Difference STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS ONL Y FLR combines advanced FLR has established strategic partnerships networking technology with a commitment with numerous entities in order to provide your organization with enhanced services and great value: to serving the needs of Florida’s Research Internet2 - A leading provider of rich online content and Education community. in the k-20 academic space. I2 brings together primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, and museums to extend Our participants are dedicated to new technologies, applications, middleware, and content to all educational sectors, as quickly and fostering discovery and innovation. connectedly as possible. A FLR connection is the When you join FLR, you become part only way to access this cutting edge content in Florida. of a research and education network AmericasPATH (AMPATH) - Housed at FIU, serves that was built from the ground up as the premiere Network Access Point (NAP) between the United States, Latin America and the with the needs of organizations like Caribbean. AMPATH works as a major research yours in mind. facility recognized by the U.S. National Science Foundation, supporting international e-science. FLORIDA’S 100 G RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK Atlantic Wave - An international fabric of shared networks (peering) that interconnects the United STATE OF THE ART DATA NETWORK States, Canada, Europe and South America. FLR participants are provided with accessibility and Energy Sciences Network (ESNET) - Links connectivity to an advanced, highly scalable 100 Gbps PEERING HOW DOES MY ORGANIZATION scientists at national laboratories, universities broadband network that is designed to meet the ever- FLR affiliates enjoy direct connections (called peering) BECOME AN AFFILIATE OF FLR? and other research institutions, enabling them to growing needs of Florida’s research and education with a broad range of telecommunications and network To become connected to FLR, your organization must meet collaborate on some of the world’s most important community. Only FLR can provide access and service providers. Peering works by bypassing standard one of the following conditions and be approved by our scientific discoveries. connectivity to the national and global R&E networks. internet connections which results in a reduction of Board of Directors: bandwidth needs by as much as 40%, saving your Be an educational institution (i.e., private, non-profit Sunshine State Education & Research Computing PRECISE AND organization money. educational institution, Florida public university, Alliance (SSERCA) - Florida university consortium COMPETITIVE PRICING community college, for-profit college, or public/private for advanced research computing and big data FLR is able to offer affiliates exceptional pricing with FLEXIBILITY AND SECURITY school); analysis. greater stability and flexibility than other alternatives. Florida LambdaRail can set up dedicated waves Be an integral not-for profit participant in a Florida 21st Science DMZ - Fast and secure network Internet access can be purchased in single megabit or pathways exclusively between and among FLR century economy initiative; environment for the benefit of research and discovery. increments (starting at a minimum of 10) with additional participants - a tool that ensures the security and speed Be in collaboration with a FLR participant in support of capacity available ‘on demand’ to handle your short necessary for transmitting large data sets. We also research, education, or 21st century economy initiatives United States Unified Community Anchor term needs for things such as moving large data sets. have the ability to establish dedicated virtual private provided such participation does not jeopardize FLR’s Network (U.S. UCAN) - Connects anchor institutions Participants also enjoy access to a growing list of FLR networks (VPN) to securely connect your geographically non-profit status; such as law enforcement, local government, libraries, services including video conferencing and network separated local area networks, servers or intranets Facilitate connecting state or local governmental entities etc. to advanced broadband capabilities. security tools either free or at a reduced price. without the added expense of leasing additional lines. that do not conflict with the purpose of FLR. Florida LambdaRail At FLR we are proud to service the needs of leaders in education, research, health care, the arts, government and more. We currently serve 12 equity partners institutions and dozens of participants. Will you be the next to join? FLR Partners and Participants FLR Equity Partners Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida State University Nova Southeastern University University of Central Florida University of Florida Other Education University of Miami Florida Department of Education University of North Florida Florida Virtual Campus University of South Florida Government University of West Florida Bradford County City of Boca Raton City of Clermont FLR Network Participants City of Delray Beach City of Gainesville State Colleges City of Jacksonville College of Central Florida Lee County Clerk of the Court Florida Gateway College Martin County Southwestern State College Office of State Courts Administrator Florida State College at Jacksonville Orange County Gulf Coast State College Palm Beach County Hillsborough Community College Indian River State College Healthcare Lake-Sumter Community College Bethesda Health Miami Dade College Boca Raton Regional Hospital Palm Beach State College Broward Health Pasco-Hernando State College Central Florida Health Alliance Pensacola State College UF Health - Shands Hospital Polk State College Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Santa Fe College Seminole State College Not-For-Profit St. Petersburg College Broward Center for the Performing Arts State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota Florida Guardian ad Litem Valencia College Jesse Ball DuPont Foundation Higher Education Barry University Research Eckerd College Gateway Institute for Brain Research Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Max Planck Florida Institute Florida A&M University Moffit Cancer Institute Johnson and Wales University NOAA Rollins College Sanford Burnham Prebys Institute St. Thomas University for Medical Research Scripps Research Institute K-12 Education UF Institute for Food and Bay County School District Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Broward County School District Clay County School District Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Providers Escambia County School District Education Networks of America (ENA) Gulliver Schools NAP of Central Florida Palm Beach County School District Northwest Regional Data Center Florida LambdaRail 1607 Village Square Boulevard, Suite 4 Tallahassee, FL 32309 Phone: (850) 385-1250 Fax: (850) 385-0379 www.flrnet.org Copyright 2017, Florida LambdaRail, LLC, All Rights Reserved.