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OneNet recently completed two projects to expand the OneOklahoma Friction Free Network, Oklahoma’s dedicated research network. The Extended Small Institution Multiple Organization Regional OneOklahoma Friction Free Network (ESI-MORe-OFFN) project is the fourth expansion of the OFFN network, and the Campus Research & Education Multiple Organization Regional OneOklahoma Friction Free Network (CaRE-MORe-OFFN) project is the fifth expansion. As…
Read MoreSupercomputing and high-speed data transfer capabilities have made scientific discovery more practical. As a result, research computing in Oklahoma is growing by leaps and bounds thanks to OneNet’s OneOklahoma Friction Free Network. OFFN is OneNet’s dedicated research network that provides access to supercomputing resources across the state and the ability to transfer data to research…
Read MoreA National Science Foundation grant award is accelerating learning and expanding creativity at Oral Roberts University. In May 2022, ORU received $431,382 in funding to expand its GPU (graphics processing unit) capacity in support of research, education and student success. They are already reaping the benefits of the project. “Students have accelerated their efforts and…
Read MoreMickey Slimp, executive director of the Great Plains Network, recently visited the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University to see the Southeastern Center for SuperComputing (SC2) and the supercomputer nicknamed Cumulonimbus, and discuss the expansion of their capabilities. Dr. Karl Frinkle, professor of mathematics, along with retired computer sciences professor Mike Morris, leads the SC2 and the use of…
Read MoreOklahoma’s Science DMZ is growing again. OneNet and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) received a fourth award to expand the OneOklahoma Friction Free Network (OFFN). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded OneNet and OSRHE a $1,179,147 Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) grant to connect four colleges and universities and one research center to…
Read MoreThe National Science Foundation has awarded the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, OneNet and three Oklahoma universities $2.1 million in Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) grants to expand networking and researching computing across the state. The NSF’s CC* program invests in coordinated campus-level networking and cyberinfrastructure improvements, innovation, integration, and engineering for science applications and distributed…
Read MoreIn 2022, five Oklahoma institutions connected to the OneOklahoma Friction Free Network (OFFN), Oklahoma’s research network, through a National Science Foundation (NSF) Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) grant awarded to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and OneNet. OFFN is a 10 and 100 Gbps research network that provides higher education institutions with a dedicated internet…
Read MoreOneNet and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) are expanding Oklahoma’s Science DMZ once again. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has generously awarded a $942,263 Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) grant to both connect and upgrade several smaller rural institutions to the OneOklahoma Friction Free Network (OFFN). Administered by NSF’s Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, the…
Read MoreOneNet and the University of Oklahoma recently teamed up to deploy a novel new technology that measures earthquakes and other natural disasters. OU researcher Xiaowei Chen contacted OneNet about deploying new research equipment along one of OneNet’s fiber routes for her study. She hoped to gain insight into shifts that happen underground and the waves…
Read MoreOver the last year, Langston University and the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment’s Cyberinfrastructure Resource Integration (XSEDE XCRI) team collaborated to enhance Langston’s high-performance computing system at the Langston University Computing Center for Research and Education (LUCCRE), known as “Lucille.” Lucille is a tightly knit cluster of servers configured to provide high-performance and high-throughput…
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