Membership Services

Base Member Benefits

UNLIMITED BANDWIDTH

Unlimited bandwidth up to the limits of the site connection, with no bandwidth caps or additional usage charges.

ACCESS TO COMMODITY INTERNET SERVICES

Standard broadband internet access with access to two diverse Tier-1 internet carriers for redundancy.

ACCESS TO NATIONAL RESEARCH AND SCIENCE NETWORKS

Low-latency access to networks to support data-driven research and access to national computer platforms, including Internet2 (other benefits below), ESNet, and all assets connected to those networks.

DENIAL-OF-SERVICE MITIGATION (DOS)

Protection from denial-of-service style attacks on your network, including traffic scrubbing and incident alerts. This improves uptime and internet availability.

LOW LATENCY, HIGH-CAPACITY ACCESS TO CLOUD AND CONTENT PROVIDERS

Quick, efficient access for member users to top content and application providers, including Microsoft, Apple, Amazon AWS, Netflix, and gaming networks.

24X7 NETWORK HELPDESK VIA NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER (NOC)

24 hours a day monitoring of site connections and ARE-ON network platform. Access to issue reporting to the ARE-ON NOC to correct outages of the ARE-ON network platform and site connections.

MEMBER-TO-MEMBER CONNECTIONS

Connections with other ARE-ON members over the ARE-ON core network to access shared resources, such as high-performance computers.

OTHER INCLUDED SERVICES

Light network consultative and design services; access to consortium purchasing contracts from The QUILT (1); access to the E-Link telemedicine network from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2).

Site Connection(s) to ARE-ON Network Platform

ARE-ON network engineers will work with you to design and build a right-fit connection for your site(s) that incorporates the requirements of budget, resiliency, and network needs. ARE-ON recommends a facility diverse and multiple fiber-path set of connections to each site for the optimal connection (3). One-time and recurring costs are the member's responsibility, including but not limited to construction, circuit and fiber leases, and other incurred connection fees.

FIBER CONNECTED MAIN SITE

Two local fiber-optic connections to the ARE-ON Network Platform,
where fiber is available
1Gbps, 10Gbps, or 100Gbps connections available, depending on site requirements
Two redundant connections to ARE-ON backbone routers

DEDICATED PRIVATE CIRCUIT CONNECTED SITES

ARE-ON will contract with a private provider to install a dedicated network connection from the site to the ARE-ON Network Platform at locations not served by the ARE-ON fiber-optic network.

One physical connection minimum, two logical ARE-ON backbone connections per site.

ADDITIONAL MEMBER SITES

Additional sites can be connected in various ways depending on the infrastructure
available and which network topology is preferred.

Direct connection to the ARE-ON Network Platform using ARE-ON fiber, leased fiber, or private circuits
Optional site-to-site connections between member campuses via ARE-ON infrastructure

Optional Services

Access to the ARE-ON Network Platform enables by-request access to other services and applications at design-driven additional one-time or ongoing charges by ARE-ON and/or service provider.

PEERING WITH SPECIALTY NETWORKS AND CONTENT PROVIDERS

Direct network peering via Layer 2 or Layer 3 connections between other ARE-ON members connected on the AREON network with providers at select peering exchanges in Dallas & Tulsa. Access to the Equinix marketplace of content providers. The cost will be assessed based on design.

MANAGED BORDER ROUTERS

ARE-ON can install and manage the border router(s) required to connect directly to the ARE-ON Network Platform. The costs are dependent on the number of sites, site connectivity speed and can be for a three or five-year term.

CONNECTION TO SELECT PUBLIC CLOUD PROVIDERS

Dedicated, multi-gigabit connections to Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud from your campus, leveraging Internet2 (4)

NETWORK DESIGN CONSULTATION

Network engineering consultation, design, and execution services by ARE-ON engineers; scope includes building-to-building fiber cabling and WAN networks; $150 per hour rate

PRIVATE MEMBER CLOUD

Private network cloud from member site to select members or service provider locations.

https://www.carahsoft.com/buy/education-contracts/thequilt
https://idhi.uams.edu/
Member is responsible for installing and configuring the necessary internal site network components to take advantage of resilient connections to the ARE-ON platform.
May require institutional membership to Internet2