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The Open Contributors Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (OCCAID) is a non-profit consortium that operates one of the largest IPv6 research networks in the world. It maintains both resale and facilities-based networks spanning 15,000 miles, with a presence in over 52 cities across 6 countries. OCCAID facilitates collaboration between research communities and the carrier industry, serving as a testbed and proving ground for advanced Internet protocols. Most of its participants connect to the network using Ethernet connections in areas where OCCAID has last-mile network connections.