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Advanced Network Soluntions for the Research and Education Community

The Kansas Research and Education Network (KanREN) provides cutting-edge network based services for advanced education and research environments, including:

Quality of Service (QoS)
Multiprocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Multicast
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Industry-standard Layer 3 BGP Peering
Q-in-Q VLAN Transport
Virtual Leased Lines (VLLs)
Virtual Private LAN Servcies (VPLS)
Layer 3 BGP-enabled Virtual Private Networks (L3 VPNs)
Commodity services include Internet access and hosting services

KanREN network solutions are delivered via Kansas' most efficient education network architecture; backed by unmatched technical expertise and support.

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Recent News

KanREN was recently named in an NSF EPSCoR grant to increase R&E backbone network bandwidth in KS. The grant, aimed at improving collaborative cyberinfrastructure in Kansas, will increase the KanREN backbone ring from 2Gbps to 10Gbps. For more information, see the KU press release: Kansas universities awarded $1.176 million to enhance cyber networking infrastructure

Featured Member Testimonial

The new KanREN backbone has enabled KUMC to more efficiently obtain high speed connectivity to our sites throughout Kansas. No longer do we need to purchase expensive T1's back to Kansas City...

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