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Network Traffic Analysis Shows Changing Activity Patterns During COVID-19 Pandemic
Categories CCCs CSU Cultural & Scientific University of California Healthcare K-12 Libraries Independent Universities RENS & NRENS Pacific Wave
Tags calren pacific wave
Even as campuses, schools, libraries, and cultural institutions have closed amid stay-at-home orders, CENIC’s networks have remained a vital part of the Internet ecosystem for online learning and community engagement, remote access to research data and specialized computing facilities, academic medicine and clinical care, and work-from-home operations.
PRP Boosts Inter-Campus Collaboration on Brain Research
Categories University of California Healthcare RENS & NRENS
Tags cenic internet2 machine learning national science foundation network pacific northwest gigapop pacific research platform pnwgp prp research ucsc ucsf washu
Neuroscience researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz, University of California San Francisco, and Washington University in St. Louis use the cloud-scale Pacific Research Platform and National Research Platform to share and compute massive open-source datasets, accelerating experiment times from weeks to mere hours.
Understanding Network Impacts of Increased Online Learning
Categories CCCs CSU University of California K-12 Libraries RENS & NRENS
While COVID-19 is creating unprecedented uncertainty, Research and Education Networks such as CENIC's CalREN will play an important role in supporting our educational institutions as they increasingly move to online learning. CENIC has prepared this information as a resource for members who have moved to, or are contemplating moving to, online instruction.
The Growing Contributions of Women in Computer Networking
Categories RENS & NRENS
CENIC community members offer several programs for underrepresented populations to network, gain unique training, and participate in professional development opportunities — and many efforts are producing positive results.
Big Data: How the PRP Enables Scientists to Unlock Genetic Secrets
Categories Cultural & Scientific Healthcare RENS & NRENS Pacific Wave
With innovative networking tools available on the Pacific Research Platform, Professor Alex Feltus at Clemson University in South Carolina analyzes massive genomics datasets to better understand how genes interact to cause disease in humans. His dream is for everyone to have access to the PRP, which would drastically accelerate scientific discovery.
Network Engineers Collaborate in MANRS RPKI Deployment
Categories RENS & NRENS Pacific Wave
At a workshop in October, network engineers from CENIC member institutions engaged in technical, hands-on labs and now have the ability to assess their own environments for implementing guidelines for Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) and Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) technology. Another workshop will be held in March. Learn how your organization can get involved.
Life Inside CENIC: Manuel Ortiz and Inventory Control
Categories RENS & NRENS The CENIC Community
Inventory control and asset management are critical functions within CENIC’s Administrative Services and Facilities Department. Manuel Ortiz provides clear visibility of physical assets, ensuring good stewardship of our members' resources.
CENIC and Alameda Peer to Connect Students to Saildrone and Berkeley Lab
Categories CCCs Cultural & Scientific K-12 RENS & NRENS
A new SFI agreement between CENIC and the City of Alameda is a model for local governments that wish to connect technology and R&D companies in their region with a state’s research and education institutions.
Life Inside CENIC: Nick Plunkett & Internet Peering Services
Categories RENS & NRENS The CENIC Community
Tags calren internet services life inside cenic peering research and education settlement free interconnection
Network Engineer Nick Plunkett works in the Internet Services department, which handles CENIC’s peering relationships with other networks such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft. Peering is a process by which networks connect and exchange traffic, and it results in faster, more cost-efficient Internet for everyone.
CENIC to Explore Adoption of MANRS Global Initiative to Improve Routing Security
Categories RENS & NRENS Pacific Wave
Network operators who take four simple steps to increase routing security will collectively help improve the global Internet’s core. CENIC will lead a collaborative pilot project to explore implementation of MANRS, promoted by the Internet Society. Learn how your organization can get involved.