The

Atlantic Canada Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (french: provinces de l'Atlantique), is the region of Eastern Canada comprising the provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec. The four provinces are New Brunswick, Newfoundlan ...

Organization of Research Networks - Nova Scotia (ACORN-NS) operates an advanced research and education network in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. ACORN-NS is the partner for Nova Scotia and runs the Nova Scotia GigaPOP (Gigabit

point of presence A point of presence (PoP) is an artificial demarcation point or network interface point between communicating entities. A common example is an ISP point of presence, the local access point that allows users to connect to the Internet with their ...

) on Canada's National Research and Education Network (NREN). The NREN is an essential collective of people, tools, services and digital infrastructure that provides a collaborative environment to advance Canadian leadership in research, education and innovation.

CANARIE CANARIE (formerly the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education) is the not-for-profit organisation which operates the national backbone network of Canada's national research and education network (NREN). The orga ...

and its twelve provincial and territorial partners form Canada's NREN. The NREN connects Canada's researchers, educators and innovators to each other and to data, technology, and colleagues around the world. The Members of ACORN-NS are the province of Nova Scotia's 11 post secondary colleges and universities; and the affiliates of ACORN-NS which include some provincial and federal government departments and organizations, as well as smaller community and regional networks. The Objectives of ACORN-NS # to refine, implement and maintain a resilient, secure, advanced research and education network architecture # to reliably operate Nova Scotia's advanced research and education network including the CANARIE GigaPoP # to promote the value and innovation created by the advanced research and education network # to maintain a sustainable model for ACORN-NS

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ACORN-NS Homepage
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