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Regional Optical Networks and The Quilt

Established in 2001, The Quilt is a collaboration of 30 regional networking organizations in the U.S. The aim is to promote consistent, reliable, and efficient advanced networking services. Through volunteer-led projects, The Quilt provides a trusted environment for leaders of Regional Optical Networks to exchange and collaborate on matters of common interest. It serves as a single contact point for the R&E community, network providers, industry partners, and government agencies.

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Regional Optical Networks and The Quilt

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  1. Regional Optical Networksand The Quilt

  2. What is The Quilt? • Established in 2001 • A collaboration of 30 leading advanced regional networking organizations in the U.S. with 7 U.S. and international affiliate participants • Aim is to promote consistent, reliable, interoperable and efficient advanced networking services that extends to the broadest possible community • Projects are volunteer led and self-supporting • Starting in 2008, funding provided by member participation fees

  3. Why The Quilt • Forum for leaders of Regional Optical Networks to exchange with peers across and collaborate on matters of common interest in a trusted environment • Single contact point for members of the R&E community, network providers, industry partners and government agencies to discourse with RON’s • Voice the interests of the regional R&E networks to network providers, industry partners, and government agencies

  4. Current Participants NYSERNet

  5. 2009 Quilt Executive Committee Executive Committee • Jen Leasure, The Quilt – President and CEO • Paul Schopis , OARnet – Chair • Dave Reese, CENIC – Vice Chair • Jacqueline Brown, PNWGP - Treasurer • Ron Hutchins, SoX - Secretary • James Deaton, OneNet • Wendy Huntoon, 3ROX • Mark Johnson, MCNC • Tim Lance – NYSERNet • Myron Lowe – Northern Lights

  6. Quilt Projects & Working Groups • Commodity Internet Service Project • Established 2001 • Goal: Aggregate the buying power of the Quilt members and authorized buyers and establish consortium relationship with vendors • Community Workshop Program Team • Established 2003 • Goal: Provide a community forum to share best practices in the deployment and operation of an optical network to support advanced research and education

  7. Quilt Projects & Working Groups • Regional GENI WG • Established 2008 • Goal: Establish a forum for RON’s to exchange information on the GENI project and provide a point of contact for RON communications with the GPO • Telepresence WG • Established 2008 • Goal: Identify common standards and best practices to integrate telepresense capabilities into the regional and campus networks and collaborate to test and operationalize open virtual presence capabilities across the R&E space

  8. Quilt Projects & Working Groups • RON Business Models • Established 2006 • Goal: Collect and archive information on various aspects of member business models. Disseminate information within membership and community. • Quilt-StateNets Financial Focus Group • Established 2007 • Goal: Gather member business information, identify best practices, document, archive and refresh collective knowledge and consolidate data requests from members

  9. Quilt Projects & Working Groups • Network Facilities Project • Established 2003 • Goal: Develop business agreements with vendors who have a comprehensive network delivery infrastructure and educate members on the latest network infrastructure technology

  10. 2009 Quilt Priorities • Provide forum for exchange of RON business model information • Evolve projects and working groups to best support members and service R&E community • Review Quilt Governance Structure • Further Develop Quilt-StateNets Relationship • Refine CIS Program and Strategy • Mature communication process to voice the interests of the regionals

  11. Quilt Contact Information www.thequilt.net Jen Leasure President and CEO jen@thequilt.net

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