High performance gateways in Ashburn and Atlanta to the Internet2 National Research and Education Network currently at 100Gbps in both locations.
Customizable connectivity to virtually any university, lab, or high performance computing resource in the nation.
Global connectivity through international exchanges to NREN’s worldwide.
Direct local peerings with cloud resources for research via fiber jumper.
Performance
High capacity, low latency direct connectivity to virtually any network or service including cloud providers, commercial ISPs, and statewide intranet services with just a fiber jumper.
Connectivity to multiple exchanges including Internet2 I2PX, EquinixIX, and TelxIX.
Cost Efficiencies
Universities collaborating together to share resources and combine buying power.
Shared access to high capacity gateways to research networks and commodity services.
Leveraging single “pipes” connecting campuses to the hubs in Ashburn and Atlanta to support combined research and commodity service needs.
Multiple Services Available
Access to research networks and Internet2 programs like Net+, Eduroam, I2PX, Rapid Private Interconnect, Cloud Exchange (requires Internet2 membership or Virginia CAN Participation).
Private ports for commodity services at Equinix or Telx.
Colocation space
MARIA member collaborative services like access Radware Distributed Denial of Service protection through the Internet2 regional program.
Collaboration and Shared Expertise
MARIA Joint Techs Committee brings together network architects and engineers from all members to share best practices and to build community.
MARIA High Performance Computing Committee provides a venue for HPC professionals to share ideas, best practices, and research opportunities.
