There are many regional efforts to build high performance networks for dedicated research and education use.

UAB participates in the Southern Crossroads (Sox), the center of high performance network activities.  Regional networks join together to become a national research and education backbone. 

Select a region of interest to you from the list to your right to learn more about regional Internet2 activities.

Regional Networks Southern Crossroads (SoX) Mid-Atlantic Crossroads  (MAX) North Carolina (NCGigaNet) OarNet (Ohio & Midwest) Michigan (Merit) California CENIC (CalRen-2) Great Plains Network Pennsylvania (MagPI) Pacific Northwest gigapop New York State - NYSERNET