CC-NIE Network Infrastructure: KGAP: Bridging th Gap in Network Flexibility and Performance for Genomics and Data-Intensive Research at Kansas State University

该项目利用NSF的支持来增强堪萨斯州立大学的网络能力，以支持科学和工程领域的高端应用，特别是生物信息学，以及在OpenFlow研究和隐私/安全方面的应用。该项目增加了一对高性能、低延迟的OpenFlow兼容企业路由器，为KSU的校园核心网络升级到40GbE和10GbE奠定了基础。KSU正在增加另一台路由器，以建立一个科学DMZ，用于OpenFlow和智能电网研究。这影响了16个地点的24个系，8000个本科生专业，2000名研究生，700名教职员工，以及8800万美元的资助研究。该系统与相关人员提供的专业知识一起，为K-State和校外合作伙伴在基因组学、智能电网、地理信息系统/环境建模和计算机安全方面的多个研究小组提供了一个通用的混合网络技术平台。该项目通过带来更大的带宽和灵活性，提高了科罗拉多州立大学在基因组建模、智能电网、地理信息系统经济和计算机安全方面的更深入研究能力，从而应对重大挑战，如预测生态系统对基因变化的反应。KSU希望通过更好地了解对关键农产品的威胁来帮助保护国家，比如攻击小麦的黑粉虫。科罗拉多州立大学还计划深入了解先进的联网及其与控制停电或破坏对电网的影响的相互作用；大大加强和整合各级在数据驱动计算方面的教育努力，特别是在生物信息学方面。

This project utilizes NSF support to enhance the networking capabilities at Kansas State University to support high-end applications in science and engineering, particularly bioinformatics, with applications in OpenFlow research and privacy/security.The project adds a pair of high-performance, low-latency OpenFlow-compatible enterprise routers to provide a foundation for upgrading KSU's campus core network to 40GbE, and 10GbE to most major research buildings on campus. KSU is adding another router to set up a science DMZ for research in OpenFlow and Smart Grid research. This impacts over 24 departments in 16 locations, 8,000 undergrad majors, 2,000 grad students, 700 faculty, and $88M in funded research. This system, along with the expertise provided by related personnel, serves as a common hybrid network technology platform for a number of research groups in genomics, smart grids, GIS/environmental modeling and computer security at K-State and off-campus partners.The project increases KSU's ability to look deeper in modeling genomes, Smart Grids, GIS economies and computer security through bringing much greater bandwidth and flexibility to bear, attacking grand challenges like forecasting responses of ecological systems to genetic changes. KSU expects to help protect the nation through developing better understanding of threats to key agricultural products, like the Hessian fly, which attacks wheat. KSU also plans to gain insight into advanced networking and its interaction with controlling the effects of brownouts or sabotage on the electrical grid; and significantly enhance and integrate educational efforts at all levels for data-driven computing, particularly in bioinformatics.