Abilene

The Abilene network is a high-performance backbone network that connects regional network aggregation points, called GigaPoPs. Abilene is a partnership of Internet2, Qwest Communications, Nortel Networks, Juniper Networks, and Indiana University. The Abilene network supports the development and deployment of advanced Internet applications and network services by Internet2 universities and research labs. Abilene complements existing research networks around the world.

IU is one of a select number of universities that participated in Abilene's Launch Group. IU runs the Abilene Network Operations Center; for more information, see the Abilene NOC web site and the Chronicle of Higher Education article on IU as the nerve center for Internet2.

For more, see the Internet2 site.