CC-NIE Networking Infrastructure: Dedicated High-Speed Science Network

该项目名为“CC-NIE网络基础设施：专用高速科学网络”，旨在为杜兰大学科研社区建立一个高性能校园网。新网络的速度比目前的通用校园网提高了10倍和40倍。该网络直接连接到研究人员的个人电脑和服务器，成功解决了“最后一米”的问题。研究人员可以在设备和位于杜兰大学各个研究校区的远程服务器之间提供10gb的连接；杜兰大学计划（2014年夏天）与路易斯安那州光网络倡议（LONI）和杜兰大学的Internet2联盟的100gbps连接使研究人员能够连接整个州、全国和世界。专用的高速科学网络缓解了当前的带宽限制，使教师能够通过增加的可视化能力、远程呈现、低延迟、带宽密集型数据传输到校园计算集群、通过LONI网络的区域机构和与I2对等的国家中心（包括XSEDE联盟的成员）来进行和推进数据密集型研究。这些能力影响了广泛的学术研究、教育和推广，满足了对以科学为导向的服务的需求，同时满足了为非科学学科提供这些服务的日益增长的需求。这一升级使利用国家高性能计算中心可用资源的大学人口得以扩大，同时鼓励更多地参与STEM学科。受益于这种功能增强的项目对更大社区的利益产生了巨大的影响，包括深水地平线石油泄漏恢复的进展，密西西比三角洲研究和海岸保护，以及对治疗遗传疾病的理解和能力的提高。

This project, "CC-NIE Network Infrastructure: Dedicated High-Speed Science Network", establishes a high-performance campus network dedicated to the Tulane University scientific research community. The new network offers a 10x and 40x speed increase from the current general-purpose campus network. The network connects directly to researchers' PCs and servers, successfully addressing the "last meter" problem. Researchers can provision a 10-gigabit connection between equipment and remote servers located on various Tulane research campuses; Tulane's planned (summer 2014) 100 Gbps connection to the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) and Tulane's Internet2 affiliation allows researchers to connect across the state, the country, and the world.The dedicated high-speed science network mitigates current bandwidth constraints and enables faculty to conduct and advance data-intensive research through increased visualization capacity, telepresence, and low-latency, bandwidth-intensive data transfers to campus computational clusters, regional institutions via the LONI network, and national centers that peer with I2, including members of the XSEDE consortium. These capabilities impact a vast spectrum of academic research education and outreach, meeting the demand for science-oriented services, while satisfying the ever-growing need to provide these services for non-science disciplines.This upgrade enables the expansion of the university population that utilizes the resources available at the national HPC center, while encouraging increased participation in STEM disciplines. The projects that benefit from this increased functionality have tremendous impacts on the interests of the greater community, including advancement of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill recovery, Mississippi Delta research and coastal conservation, and an increased understanding and ability to treat genetic disease.