The Quilt Circle 2022

Table of Contents OARnet’s rapid growth continues with major network upgrades …………………………………….…......................………….... 1 OneNet extends supercomputing resources to small universities…………………….....................………………………………... 2 OSHEAN closes broadband gap for Providence’s most vulnerable……………………………….................…………………….... 3 QuaNeCQT project aims to connect quantum computers to a quantum Internet.…………………………..….................................. 4 Broadband for All: GoldenStateNet building a new California middle-mile network.……………………..….................................. 5 UETN expansion benefits Utah during ongoing pandemic…………………………………………………………….................…. 6 LONI helps researchers find solutions to feed, power the planet….…………………………………………...................…….…… 7 KINBER building more community connections through libraries…………………………….……………………................…… 8 Arkansas Research Platform to boost data-science collaboration…..…………………………………………………...................... 9 Merit Network’s commitment to schools stayed strong in 2021.…………………………………………………...................…… 10 Link Oregon finding partners during Broadband Investment Era……………………………………...…………….................…. 11 How a new approach changed KanREN’s vision for the future………………………………….................……………………… 12 Edge and IEEE accelerate research collaboration through shared data platform.……………….............................………………. 13 MCNC Vital Cyber defends North Carolina’s greatest assets …………………………………..………………….............……… 14 WINS steps up to challenges of COVID and outreach in underserved and underrepresented groups......................................... 15-16 Networkmaine helps boost Wi-Fi in rural communities through projectConnect……………………….............................………. 17 Pacific Research Platform continues to exceed expectations……………………………………………………………................. 18 I-Light stays attuned to its community’s needs……….………………..…………………………………………………............... 19 ICN’s middle-mile infrastructure helps facilitate broadband to unserved communities…………………................................…… 20 NYSERNet develops affordable security solution for vulnerability scanning.……………………………………......................… 21 MDREN pilots private wireless network at University of Maryland ………………………………...............…………………… 22 Connecting rural libraries in Texas is a duty for LEARN…..…………………………………....………………………………… 23 EPOC provides personalized technology support for science communities………………………......................………………… 24 MREN: Building next-gen networks for data intensive science…………………………………………….…….............……….. 25 CEN provides value one connection at a time……………………..………………………………………………………..……… 26 One node’s journey through Great Plains Network…………………………………..……………........………………………….. 27 ESnet: Sharing research should be as easy as turning on a faucet…………………………………................….………………… 28 NetSage helps R&E networks see patterns of behavior……………………………………………............………………………. 29 Southern Crossroads celebrates 25 years of R&E connectivity……………………………………………............………………. 30 The value of a REN during the pandemic ……………………………………………………………………………………… 31-32 About The Quilt ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 33