What’s in the future for RONs?

Why are we doing this 

RTP Charlotte Raleigh Greensboro Winston-Salem RTP Charlotte Raleigh Greensboro Winston-Salem Fayetteville Wilmington Rocky Mount Greenville Morehead City Fayetteville Wilmington Rocky Mount Hickory Asheville 10G IP Core Note that this map does not show universities but PoPs. The PoPs are aligned with service provider infrastructure so that the network is as efficient as possible. 4

Big Broadband…the last mile Offices Labs Class-rooms University, College, and School campuses Last Mile Circuits: best if resilient Education Network Managed Equipment in Local POP, Dual Configuration for Maximum Redundancy Broadband K-20 Education Network

Thanks!! John Killebrew jtk@ncren.net