OARnet
OARnet provides advanced technology solutions for Ohio's education, healthcare, government, and public broadcasting sectors
About OARnet
OARnet delivers cost-effective technology solutions including affordable broadband access, aggregate purchasing programs, and shared services to support Ohio's education, healthcare, government, and public broadcasting communities. With a 5,500-mile fiber-optic backbone, OARnet reduces technology costs while enhancing productivity and customer service.
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The previous network transmitted data over copper wire, while OARnet uses optical fiber strands. Optical fiber provides a more cost-effective and scalable solution for higher education's needs, with the ability to add more capacity quickly and inexpensively.
Companies can collaborate with universities in Ohio to conduct research on new or next-generation products through OARnet's extensive, reliable service. This access is provided on a cost-recovery basis, allowing companies to evaluate emerging technologies and expand collaborations with higher education.
OARnet supports various enhanced research projects such as collaborative research statewide, nationally, and internationally, remote shared resources and instrumentation, enhanced distance learning applications, biomedical applications like remote robotic surgery, and remote medical consultation.
OARnet provides three levels of connectivity: IntraOhio bandwidth for traffic within Ohio, Internet (Internet1) for general public connection, and Internet2, a non-profit national network dedicated to research and education, where OARnet serves as Ohio's access point.
You can visit www.oar.net/support/statistics to learn how to view your network statistics.
A member school can request for a port or list of ports to be blocked by sending a request to the Service Desk at support@oar.net. The request must come from a listed contact at the school. In case of an emergency, you may call the Service Desk at 1-800-627-6420.
OARnet does not maintain a standard list of ports or IPs to block and does not make a practice of blocking traffic unless there is a service-impacting issue.
Yes, please inform OARnet about your maintenance. They will open a ticket in their tracking system and schedule downtime in their monitoring system if you provide a specific timeframe. This helps avoid unnecessary outage calls.
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