CalREN-HPR Refresh: The CalREN-HPR Refresh is being undertaken to provide additional services to participating Associates and, like the DC Refresh, to "future-proof" the network. CalREN-HPR serves some of California's most prestigious public, private, and independent research universities and is used by them to support high-performance research applications in areas like astronomy, oceanography, high-energy and particle physics, metagenomics, and more. The CalREN-HPR Refresh is being undertaken in two parts: a refresh of the two existing Layer 3 (routed) network and the addition of Layer 2 10-Gigabit Ethernet switching services. The Layer 3 Refresh has been completed, and the Layer 2 Refresh is underway. Coachella Valley Route Upgrade: This project will upgrade the Coachella Valley Route, a ring which extends from San Diego to Riverside through El Centro, Yuma, and Palm Desert, to provide 10GE connectivity throughout that region. In addition, this project will create a second regional aggregation point in the San Diego metropolitan area, which will allow sites in that area to connect to diverse hubsites cost-effectively. Completion is expected during 2010. K-20 Video Project CENIC and Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) are collaborating on an integrated statewide K20 videoconferencing infrastructure: K20video.org. This new service will combine K12video.org with CalREN Video Services (CVS) and is expected to provide greater opportunities for California's K-20 education segments to utilize multi-point videoconferencing for both academic and administrative needs. By forming a single state-wide infrastructure, K20video seeks to encourage increased collaboration between segments and facilitate continued and new distance learning programs. Statewide K-12 Upgrades: Deployment of the remaining Year 12 circuit upgrades will all be completed by the end of the current fiscal year. Decisions as to which new K-12 circuits will be deployed for Year 13 will be made by the end of April. It is expected that several Alternate Connections directly to the CalREN backbone will be installed during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Statewide CCC Upgrades: A majority of community colleges now have redundant connections to CalREN with backbone node site diversity, where available. Priority was given to multi-site districts using a district hub model and those colleges with high bandwidth utilization. These have all been completed. CENIC is now examining redundancy options for the remaining campuses which still have a single connection to the CalREN backbone and to improve the connection speeds for eligible satellite campuses within budgetary constraints. Statewide CSU Upgrades: While all CSU campuses have redundant connections, there are several CSU sites where increased bandwidth larger backup circuits are needed and efforts are underway to find solutions for these sites. Western Regional Network: In February 2010, Pacific Northwest Gigapop, Front Range GigaPoP, the University of New Mexico, and CENIC announced the formation of the Western Regional Network, a multi-state partnership to ensure robust, advanced, high-speed networking availability for research, education, and related uses through the sharing of network services. These RONs provide networking services to the following states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, and Wyoming. WRN will provide access to shared NLR, Internet2, PacificWave, and other regional fiber- and IP-based services for instruction, research, medical education and clinical care, and economic development purposes. For more information, visit http://westernregional.net/.

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