National Research and Education Network. The NREN is the realization of an interconnected gigabit computer network system devoted to HPCC. NREN is also a component of the HPCC Program. NSA National Security Agency, part of DOD
National Research and Education Network.: The successor to the NSFNET.
the international, interconnected gigabit computer system network proposed under the HPCC initiative. The term "Interagency Interim NREN (IINREN) is now being used to describe the network.
See national education and research network.
The abbreviation for National Research and Education Network, NREN is an effort to combine the networks operated by the U.S. government into a single high-speed network.
The National Research and Education Network is a proposed national computer network to be built upon the foundation of the NSF backbone network, NSFnet. NREN would provide high speed interconnection between other national and regional networks. SB 1067 is the legislative bill proposing NREN.
National Research and Education Network. The future of the U.S. part of the Internet. Said to be 50 times faster than currently (1993).
the National Research and Education Network, an evolving U.S. network to support the research and education community, building upon the NSFNET
National Research and Education Network, a US initiative to extend the Internet to more effectively support universities and other institutions engaged in research and education
The National Research and Educational Network, a government-sponsored internetwork of academic and research computers. Now under construction, the NREN is a pilot for experiments in developing the National Information Infrastructure.
The planned successor in the US to the connected Internet that will provide high speed access to scientific and educational institutions primarily within the US.
See: National Research and Education Network
National Research and Education Network (an international group) ( http://www.nren.nasa.gov/)
National Research and Educational Network. This network is still on the "drawing board." It is expected to become a state of the art high-speed network for research and education in the US. In recent years the NREN has become synonymous with the National Information Infrastructure, often referred to as the Information Superhighway.
A proposed nationwide high-speed data network to be used for educational and research purposes.
The National Research and Education Network is a proposed improved U.S. computer network that is expected to take the place of the Internet.
National Research and Education Network. Component of the HPCC program designed to ensure U.S. technical leadership in computer communications through research and development efforts in state-of-the-art telecommunications and networking technologies. See also HPCC.