I-Light Network Deployment and Operations

Go here for information about the current statewide expansion project and operational deployment.

 

About I-Light

I-Light is an optical fiber network that links Indiana University Bloomington, IUPUI, and Purdue University West Lafayette to each other, as well as to the national Internet infrastructure, including Internet2.....more (.pdf)

Funded with a $5.3 million state appropriation by the Indiana General Assembly in 1999, Governor O’Bannon launched the I-Light Network on December 11, 2001...more (.pdf)

Governor Mitch Daniels announced on November 1, 2005, that the I-Light optical fiber network project will be extended to the state's colleges and universities to support their research and education programs...more (.pdf)

EDUCAUSE chose Indiana University and Purdue University to receive its 2003 Award for Excellence in Networking. This prestigious award recognizes “strategic, innovative networking programs or practices that improve the quality of campus network services through new or enhanced network architectures, infrastructure, integration, management, and/or operational practices."...more