CC-NIE Networking Infrastructure: Developing a Dedicated Research Network Infrastructure at the University of Central Florida

中佛罗里达大学（UCF）正在将一个新成立的专用研究网络扩展到主校区的三座大楼，并在研究网络上部署了internet - 2创新平台。该项目为校园内的研究人员提供访问科学DMZ、软件定义网络（包括OpenFlow）和桌面10gb /s端口的权限。这使得物理和计算机科学等部门的数据密集型研究实验室可以使用专用的研究网络，避免与UCF企业网络上的其他流量竞争带宽。此外，UCF正在安装perfSonar节点，以帮助监控研究网络上的流量，以及一个节点，作为软件定义网络的OpenFlow控制器。这些对UCF网络基础设施的改进改善了教职员工、研究生研究人员和本科生使用佛罗里达中部研究园区设施的机会，比如斯托克斯高级研究计算中心。它还改善了佛罗里达LambdaRail （FLR）的访问，从而加强了与佛罗里达州各种机构的合作。这项工作建立了一个专门的研究网络的基础，这有助于UCF继续与美国国家科学基金会的CI愿景保持一致，通过努力为科学和工程社区提供世界一流的CI工具和服务，包括那些专注于：高性能计算；数据、数据分析和可视化；天文台和虚拟组织；教育和劳动力发展。

The University of Central Florida (UCF) is extending a newly formed dedicated research network to three buildings on the main campus and deploying the Internet2 Innovation Platform on the research network. This project is providing on-campus researchers access to a Science DMZ, software-defined networking (including OpenFlow), and 10 Gb/s ports at their desktops. This enables labs with data-intensive research in departments such as Physics and Computer Science to use a dedicated research network, avoiding competition for bandwidth with other traffic on UCF's enterprise network. Additionally, UCF is installing perfSonar nodes to help monitor traffic on the research network, as well as a node to serve as an OpenFlow controller for software defined networking.These improvements to UCF's cyberinfrastructure improve access for faculty, graduate student researchers, and undergraduates to facilities in the Central Florida Research Park, such as the STOKES Advanced Research Computing Center. It also improves access to Florida LambdaRail (FLR), which enhances collaboration with a variety of institutions throughout Florida. This effort establishes the foundation of a dedicated research network, which helps UCF continue to align itself with the National Science Foundation's CI vision for discovery by working to provide the science and engineering communities with access to world-class CI tools and services, including those focused on: high performance computing; data, data analysis and visualization; observatories and virtual organizations; and education and workforce development.