The Network for Advanced Research and Innovation

NLR offers a wide range of other services to support specific needs of the research and education community. These include:

Co-Location Services

NLR can lease a rack for a member, as well as arrange for DC and/or AC power, at any of the existing NLR nodes along the NLR infrastructure.

Cross-connections

NLR can order cross-connections within an existing NLR node facility, either in bulk form or as single-pair interconnections. NLR can have dark fiber spliced from different providers at any of the existing NLR nodes along the NLR infrastructure.

Fiber IRUs

NLR can obtain an IRU (Indefeasible Right to Use) for dark fiber between diverse locations, including those not currently on the NLR infrastructure.

NLRview

NLRview is an infrastructure deployed at NLR PacketNet and FrameNet facilities to support network measurement and other network research applications. Portions of the infrastructure are PerfSONAR compliant. NLRview has also been designed to aid the NLR Layer2/3 Service Center identify and troubleshoot performance problems on the NLR backbone or between NLR and its member RONs and their customers. Visit the NLR Network Operations Center for a technical overview.

Remote Hands

NLR can arrange remote hands support for members, leveraging the existing remote hands contracts NLR has in place.