Learn More about Middle-Mile Networks
THE MIDDLE-MILE NETWORK SERIES
Many people have questions about middle-mile networks – what they are, what they will do for last-mile networks and their customers, the service products they could deliver, how they connect into the existing Internet, and how public and private networks will work together in one of the nation's most geographically and socially diverse states.
To address these questions for audiences in California and beyond, CENIC has developed a series of concise, easy-to-read PDFs that can get any interested party up to speed on the hottest topic in networking today: Middle-Mile Networks.
Download each PDF individually, or download the whole set (11 M PDF) for an excellent primer on topics like the following:
Middle-Mile Networks: What and Why
What is a middle-mile network and how they bridge the gap between the global Internet and local last-mile providers, so they can connect customers to the world and the services they need.
Build or Buy? Diverse Solutions
The many factors influencing the creation of a middle-mile network for the most geographically and socially diverse states, such as installing new fiber and buying long-term leases on existing fiber.
Middle-Mile Network Service Products
Middle-mile network structure and services it offers last-mile providers, whether they prefer to configure their own services or connect customers to existing services and providers.
Optical Services over Middle-Mile Networks
How Wave and Spectrum Optical Services can enable carriers and last-mile providers to turn up complex, high-capacity service products quickly and cost-effectively.
Resilient Communities Need Resilient Networks
How middle-mile networks, one of society's most crucial infrastructures, are designed for resilience and the guiding principles behind the design and implementation decisions.
Transit, Peering, and Exchange Points
How the networks comprising the global Internet exchange traffic and connect to one another, and how these choices can improve Internet performance in rural and remote areas.
Middle-Mile Network Access for CA Tribes
How the California MMBI will be used to deliver access to California's Tribal Nations at capacity and speeds that will scale to accommodate the needs of an entire community, and how Tribes can prepare to connect.
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