(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 Ownership: 12 Equity Partners - 9 Public Universities FIU Miami (NOTA) - 3 Private Universities AOML/NOAA Links to other regional, national UM and international networks FIU/AMPATH FIU/OpenWave FIU/AmLight (100G) AtlanticWave FLORIDA’S 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 Ownership: 12 Equity Partners - 9 Public Universities FIU Miami (NOTA) - 3 Private Universities AOML/NOAA Links to other regional, national UM and international networks FIU/AMPATH FIU/OpenWave FIU/AmLight (100G) AtlanticWave The FLR Difference STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS ONLY 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 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK Atlantic Wave - An international fabric of shared STATE OF THE ART DATA NETWORK networks (peering) that interconnects the United FLR participants are provided with accessibility and States, Canada, Europe and South America. connectivity to an advanced, highly scalable broadband Energy Sciences Network (ESNET) - Links network (today 20 Gbps – 100Gbps by May 2015) PEERING HOW DOES MY ORGANIZATION scientists at national laboratories, universities that is designed to meet the ever-growing needs of FLR affiliates enjoy direct connections (called peering) BECOME AN AFFILIATE OF FLR? and other research institutions, enabling them to our research & education community. Only FLR can 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 provide access and connectivity to the national and service providers. Peering works by bypassing standard one of the following conditions and be approved by our scientific discoveries. global research and education 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 US Ignite - Fosters next generation web-based apps Internet access can be purchased in single megabit or pathways exclusively between and among FLR century economy initiative; for the public and private sectors. 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. The 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 University of Miami University of North Florida University of South Florida University of West Florida FLR Network Participants State Colleges Florida State College at Jacksonville Gulf Coast State College Hillsborough Community College Indian River State College Lake-Sumter Community College Miami Dade College Palm Beach State College Pasco-Hernando State College Pensacola State College Government Polk State College City of Gainesville Santa Fe College City of Jacksonville Seminole State College Lee County Clerk of the Court St. Petersburg College Martin County State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota Orange County Valencia College Palm Beach County Higher Education Healthcare Barry University Bethesda Health Eckerd College Boca Raton Regional Hospital Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Broward Health Care Florida A&M University Central Florida Health Alliance Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences Shands Hospital Gainesville (IFAS) Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Rollins College St. Thomas University Research FAU Research Park K-12 Education Max Planck Florida Institute Bay County School District Moffitt Cancer Center Clay County School District Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research Palm Beach County School District Scripps Research Institute Gulliver Schools Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Providers Other Education Education Networks of America Florida Department of Education NAP of Central Florida Florida Virtual Campus 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.