Texas A&M University (TAMU) researchers have deployed NPT IP Routing from Ribbon Communications for wireless backhaul on its private 5G research network, reported ComputerWeekly. The university is a leading research hub for “autonomous vehicles, robotics, advanced manufacturing, smart grids, software-defined networking, and next-generation wireless networks.”
The university, home to more than 69,000 students, is within a two-hour drive for most of the state’s population and serves another 83,000 students via satellite campuses and through various partnerships. ComputerWeekly reported that the “research-intensive flagship university” requires world-class networking to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s challenges, which led to the IP Wave optical solutions investment.
The upgraded Ribbon network links TAMU’s main campus to multiple labs and centers across various locations using an NPT 1800 multi-service aggregation router and NPT 2100 access edge and pre-aggregation router.
TAMU’s Internet2 Technology Evaluation Centre (ITEC), which is one of the connected entities, has focused on evaluating emerging technologies and their real-world applications for critical communications, infrastructure, and data interconnectedness, including the Next Generation 911 (NG 911), for nearly 20 years. According to ComputerWorld, every ITEC effort aims to advance the practical use of communications technologies to benefit communities, public safety, and national security.
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