SWERN
Encyclopedia
SWERN is one of the regional networks that make up JANET
, the UK's higher education
internet
backbone
. SWERN is owned and operated by the universities of Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol, Bath and the West of England and also provides high speed connections to the other South West Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Additionally more than 40 further education institutions, specialist colleges and adult learning centres connect to the SWERN backbone to obtain JANET
and Internet connectivity. SWERN serves approximately 450,000 users through the region.
SWERN was created in 2002 in order to provide services most efficiently and economically across the whole of the South West. The networks of SWAN and BWEMAN merged to form SWERN, a company limited by guarantee. SWERN has formed a contractual relationship with Janet
UK (JUK) to operate the regional network that connects sites to the SuperJANET backbone.
SWERN is owned and operated by its member institutions. From the Board of Directors to the User Group all members of SWERN are taken from the institutions connecting to it.
SWERN also covers Cheltenham which is home two higher education agencies; UCAS
, the university admissions service, and HESA
, the university statistics service.
JANET
JANET is a private British government-funded computer network dedicated to education and research. All further- and higher-education organisations in the UK are connected to JANET, as are all the Research Councils; the majority of these sites are connected via 20 metropolitan area networks JANET...
, the UK's higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
backbone
Backbone
Backbone may refer to:* Vertebral column, of a vertebrate organism* Backbone chain, in polymer chemistry, the framework of the molecule* Backbone Entertainment, a video game development company* Backbone network, the top level of a hierarchical network...
. SWERN is owned and operated by the universities of Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol, Bath and the West of England and also provides high speed connections to the other South West Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Additionally more than 40 further education institutions, specialist colleges and adult learning centres connect to the SWERN backbone to obtain JANET
JANET
JANET is a private British government-funded computer network dedicated to education and research. All further- and higher-education organisations in the UK are connected to JANET, as are all the Research Councils; the majority of these sites are connected via 20 metropolitan area networks JANET...
and Internet connectivity. SWERN serves approximately 450,000 users through the region.
SWERN was created in 2002 in order to provide services most efficiently and economically across the whole of the South West. The networks of SWAN and BWEMAN merged to form SWERN, a company limited by guarantee. SWERN has formed a contractual relationship with Janet
Janet
Janet may refer to:* Janet , a female given name* Janet Jackson, American recording artist, actress, and author* JANET , the computer network which connects universities in the United Kingdom...
UK (JUK) to operate the regional network that connects sites to the SuperJANET backbone.
SWERN is owned and operated by its member institutions. From the Board of Directors to the User Group all members of SWERN are taken from the institutions connecting to it.
SWERN also covers Cheltenham which is home two higher education agencies; UCAS
UCAS
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is the British admission service for students applying to university and college. UCAS is primarily funded by students who pay a fee when they apply and a capitation fee from universities for each student they accept..-Location:UCAS is based near...
, the university admissions service, and HESA
Higher Education Statistics Agency
The Higher Education Statistics Agency is the official agency for the collection, analysis and dissemination of quantitative information about higher education in the United Kingdom....
, the university statistics service.