Backbone Gateway Upgrade for Westnet.

该合同将用于升级Westnet的基础设施，Westnet是西部连接大学、高中和研究机构的区域计算机网络。该网络服务于许多社区，包括孤立的西班牙裔和美洲原住民社区。升级是为了改进网络主要站点的路由器，以提高速度和吞吐量。网络的升级将改善研究人员和教育工作者的访问。可通过西网访问的研究项目范围从天气建模到高性能计算再到远程望远镜操作。

This award is for funding to upgrade the infrastructure of Westnet, a regional computer network in the West connecting together Universities, High Schools, and research institutions. The network serves many communities including isolated Hispanic and Native American communities. The upgrade is to improve the routers at major sites of the network to improve speed and throughput. The upgrade to the network will improve access for both researchers and educators. The research projects that are accessible through Westnet range from weather modeling to high performance computing to remote telescope operation.