The Quilt

The Quilt is a UCAID Project whose participants are non-profit advanced regional network organizations dedicated to advancing research and education in the United States by (a) providing a broad range of advanced networking services to their constituents, including network engineering, management, and operation; regional connectivity and exchange; promotion and coordination of regional activities; and (b) facilitating innovative and successful projects and productive working relationships. The Quilt's specific purposes and objectives are to (a) provide advanced network services to the broadest possible research and educational community; (b) promote end-to-end continuity, consistency, reliability, interoperability, efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the development & delivery of advanced network services by means which, at the same time, foster innovation & reflect the diversity of its members: and (c) represent our common interests to backbone network service providers, industry, government, standard-setting organizations, and other organizations involved in or influencing the development and delivery of advanced network services.

The Northern Crossroads is one of 17 Advanced Regional Networks in the United States and a Quilt founding member. As such a senior technical analyst in the Assistant Provost’s office contributes to the ongoing projects and goals of the Quilt including the following:

Projects
The Commodity
Internet Services Project
The Regional Optical Networking Project
The Measurement Infrastructure Project
Local Peering

Interest Groups
The Quilt/Internet2
K20 Project
PBS
Vendor Relationship
Networking Initiatives
The Documentation Project
Network Futures