CalREN-2 is used at Stanford to test educational innovations and perform research outside cluttered commercial networks. It links Stanford to Internet2, the vBNS, and Abilene, networks that are part of the high-speed national network developed as a result of the Clinton administration's Next Generation Internet initiative.
Network access is limited to research and educational use.
Members of the Stanford community are connected to CalREN-2 by default and any network connection to participating sites uses the network.