Stories about: AARNet

The Australian National Research and Education Network (AARNet) recently held discussions with a group of government and academic leaders over the roll-out of IPv6 in Australia.

In a classic case of ingenuity and adaptability, university students stranded by this week's [[artid:795451093|Optus network failure in Queensland|new]] have taken to Instant Messaging (IM) and Skype to talk interstate.

The first tests of AARNet's high-speed network technology, which will allow telescopes across the world to collaborate in real-time, have been successful.

To manage rising Internet costs and control usage for its 14,000 students and staff, the Australian Catholic University (ACU) has implemented a DPI solution to prioritise network traffic.

A network traffic quota system developed in-house at the [[xref: http://www.canberra.edu.au/|University of Canberra]] (UC) in the mid nineties has passed its expiry date, with the University [[xref:http://www.canberra.edu.au/icts/tenders|seeking proposals]] for a new network traffic management solution.

A high capacity network and an 18 square metre LCD screen will allow Australian doctors, scientists and academia to share research and technology using locally developed technology.

Membership numbers for the world's largest Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), the London Internet Exchange (LINX), has more than doubled with Australia boosting its global reach.

Australia's Academic and Research Network (AARNet) today announced several local universities and schools will be using the high-speed AARNet3 backbone to participate in the world's largest videoconference.

AARNet broke new ground yesterday when it provided a three gigabit per second direct network path from three Australian radio telescopes across to Europe.

AARNet broke new ground at the APAN24 (Asia-Pacific Advanced Network) meeting in Xi'an, China today by setting up and successfully linking astronomers across the world via "lightpath".

Up to 100 regional high schools will participate in a two-way video conference with the NSW Department of Education and Training today which will connect student education forums hosted by Canberra's National Museum of Australia.