CC* Network Design: Multiple Organization Regional One Oklahoma Friction Free Network (MORe OFFN)

Northeastern State University, Tahlequah OK

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Abstract

The Multiple Organization Regional OneOklahoma Friction Free Network (MORe-OFFN) expands the network capabilities of Northeastern State University (NSU), Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU), Southeastern Oklahoma State University (SOSU), and Rogers State University (RSU) by connecting them to the OneOklahoma Friction Free Network (OFFN) through community-based ScienceDMZ technologies allowing the researchers at each institution to connect reliably to supercomputers and increase computational capabilities. OFFN provides connection to Oklahoma's research organizations, including MORe OFFN's leadership institution for this grant, University of Oklahoma. Previously, researchers at these institutions were hampered with the lack of throughput speed when dealing with large data sets. With the creation of a parallel research network, scholars at each of the institutions have steady access to a network that allows for the transfer of large data sets and faster information sharing. In addition to expanding research capability at each of the partnering institutions, SOSU and SWOSU are developing and team-teaching a course on parallel programming offered online to their students. With expanded research opportunities and the development of a new course, MORe-OFFN advances undergraduate science research and education along with providing more educational and research opportunities for underrepresented communities.