The WURN is positioned to enhance the university’s cyber infrastructure by creating a campus-wide high speed research network that increases access to, and enables the transport, analysis, and dissemination of, large-volumes of big data within and beyond the university.

How do I know if this is something for me?

  • You perform high speed transfers between campuses
  • You are you a big data producer or consumer
  • You ship hard drives to your collaborators
  • Your research would benefit from high-speed connectivity

Active WURN Peers

  • WashU IT Research Infrastructure Services (RIS)
  • McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI)
  • Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging (WUCCI)
  • McKelvey School of Engineering
  • Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC)
  • Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR)
  • Psychiatry
  • Developmental Biology
  • Biology
  • Center for Genomic Science
  • Genetics
  • Radiology

Features & Options

Features

  • High Speed 40Gbps core network
  • High Speed 10Gbps network to user connected devices
  • Core connected service
  • Campus-wide connectivity
  • 10 Gbps to Internet 2
  • Protected from everyday traffic

Options

  • You may house your equipment in the Research Data Center (east facility)
  • Extend the WURN network to your facility

Service Level Expectations (SLE)

Washington University Research Network aligns with the Network Services SLE (PDF).