Internet Connections
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is connected to the Internet via The North Carolina Research and Education
Network. NCREN is a private telecommunications network to interconnect univerisities, research institutions, and medical and graduate centers in North
Carolina. NCREN connects 18 university sites over 600 miles with interactive analog and digitial video services and IP data services with over 200,000 host
computers across the state. Services include multi-point interactivevideo and Internet data communications. Private microwave facilities and leased lines
provide multiple channels of analog and digital video and data connections from 10Mbs to 155Mbs. Currently The University of North Carolina serves as a Regional
Point of Presence or RPoP site for NCREN to service the greater Charlotte Metropolitan area. Our Current Internet Connection is a 45 Mbs lease line WAN
connection to the RPOP, then to RTP. Click Here for a picture of the NCREN Network.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an Internet2 Sponsered Education Group
Participant. Being an Internet2 participant allows us to connect and collaborate with other Internet2 Institutions doing High Speed Communication and
SuperComputing Research. We have a 2.4 Gps connection to the Abilene Internet2 Network Backbone. Visit www.Internet2.org
to see who's connected to Abilene and the various projects, applications and research being done now.
The majority of the Residence Halls achieve Internet Connectivity through Time Warner's Road-Runner Cable Modem
Service. Time Warner has provided a peering connection back to the campus network to allow faster access to campus resources for those students that
require campus access.
Network Services
