CC* Regional: Promoting Research and Education at Small Colleges in the Atlanta University Center and at Tuskegee University through Network Architecture Enhancements

格鲁吉亚理工学院（GT）与南部轻轨和南部十字路口（SLR/SoX）合作，为美国东南部的研究和教育（R E）社区提供先进的网络服务。该项目扩展了先进的网络服务，并为来自四个历史上的少数民族服务机构（MSI）的研究人员和教育工作者提供网络基础设施（Cl）访问，培训和支持，其中三个来自亚特兰大大学中心联盟，GT与这些MSI合作，实施强大而安全的10或100千兆位网络，以支持这些MSI的计算研究和教育。机构职能体系此外，GT和SoX正在建立和参与外联活动，并正在确定这些机构中有兴趣获得Cl资源和培训的其他研究人员。该项目解决了MSI的网络和CI需求，并增强了它们的连通性。通过支持，支持和促进MSIs的连接和计算研究，该项目对这些机构的研究和教育活动产生了变革性的影响。它加强了东南部各州的研究生态系统和专业知识网络，扩大了参与计算研究的机构范围。该项目促进的网络连接增加了四个少数民族服务机构合作伙伴的学生的研究培训和劳动力发展，并为项目扩展到其他MSI奠定了基础。此外，项目团队继续为包括妇女和少数民族在内的各种学生群体提供培训和培养辅导机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) in collaboration with Southern Light Rail and Southern Crossroads (SLR/SoX) provides advanced networking services for the research and education (R&E) communities across the Southeastern United States. This project extends advanced network services and provides cyberinfrastructure (Cl) access, training and support to researchers and educators from four historically Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), three of them from the Atlanta University Center Consortium, plus Tuskegee University.GT works with these MSIs to implement robust and secure 10 or 100 gigabit networking that enable and support the computational research and education at these institutions. Furthermore, GT and SoX are establishing and engaging in outreach activities and are identifying other researchers in these institutions who are interested in accessing Cl resources and training. The project addresses MSI’s networking and Cl needs and enhances their connectivity. By enabling, supporting, and promoting connectivity and computational research at MSIs, this project has a transformative impact on these institutions' research and education activities campus-wide. It strengthens the research ecosystem and network of expertise in the Southeastern states and expands the range of institutions involved in computational research.The network connectivity facilitated by this project increases research training and workforce development for students at four partner Minority Serving institutions and lays the groundwork for project expansion to other MSIs. Additionally, the project team continues training and fostering mentoring opportunities for a diverse group of students, including women and minorities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.