Lawrence Non-Profit Corporation, KanREN, Donates Bandwidth to Stream Kansas State Supreme Court Hearing Live on May 11, 2005.LAWRENCE, Kan. -- When the Kansas State Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments about school finance, anyone with an Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the connection can watch the events live through a streaming server Refers to a dedicated computer system delivering streaming media or to a streaming service within a Web or application server. See streaming audio and streaming video. that uses 200 Mbps of Internet 1 bandwidth donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by a Lawrence non-profit consortium, the Kansas Research and Education Network (KanREN, Inc.). This is a joint effort among KanREN, Kan-Ed and ESSDACK ESSDACK Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas (Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas) to bring such an important hearing to the public. KanREN operates a state-wide public network with six points of presence across the state. Multiple connections, providers and redundant links enable KanREN to provide the 200 Mbps service for one day without interrupting or decreasing service to any of the eighty institutions in the state connected to KanREN's backbone. The Kan-Ed Live! streaming server will be set to allow 500 connections at one time, but the event will be archived and available for viewing on demand after the event is over. Instructions for accessing the stream are available via the Kansas Judicial Branch Web site, http://www.kscourts.org. Kan-Ed, the state-funded private network facilitating video collaboration among the state's public institutions, contracts with ESSDACK to operate the Kan-Ed Live! system where the video stream will be archived, and contracts with KanREN for network operations services. This event epitomizes the public/private partnerships Kan-Ed was organized to facilitate. KanREN, based in Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Union stronghold where Quantrill’s Confederate band killed more than 150 people (1863). [Am. Hist.: EB, VIII: 338] See : Massacre , is an independent, non-profit consortium of colleges, universities, school districts, libraries and other organizations in Kansas for the purpose of providing dedicated connectivity to the Internet and advanced network services on behalf of its members. KanREN operates a state-wide private backbone network A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. of .5 Gbps I1, and is the exclusive Internet 2 connector for the state. Members also benefit from technological innovation, partnership and advocacy at the local, state and federal level. Oral arguments begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11. PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, out of Topeka will also be taping the event for later broadcast. |
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