CC* Networking Infrastructure: Building a Friction-free High-speed Science Network and DMZ to Support Data-intensive Research and Education at The College of New Jersey

CC* 网络基础设施：构建无摩擦的高速科学网络和 DMZ，以支持新泽西学院的数据密集型研究和教育

• 批准号: 1826915
• 负责人: Sharon Blanton
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: The College of New Jersey
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1826915&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CC; Networking; Infrastructure; Building; Friction

This project proposes a program of high-speed network upgrades at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to support cutting-edge computational research and education. Insufficient access to TCNJ's High Performance Computing cluster previously created a bottleneck that limited scientific research and training. These enhancements to TCNJ's science network will expand research capacity and efficiency, particularly in computationally intensive fields, including biochemistry, astrophysics, phylogenomics, high-resolution microscopy, and undergraduate science education, and will provide students with greater access to research opportunities in laboratories and classrooms while contributing to the preparation of a computationally literate workforce. The upgrades enable faster data acquisition and propagation and enhancing the research and external collaborations of the College's many computationally intensive researchers, including both faculty members and undergraduate students. Finally, as part of this project, a new data visualization short course is exposing a greater number of undergraduate students to TCNJ's computing resources. This project implements a new high-speed science network and DMZ at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to support cutting-edge computational research and education where insufficient access to TCN's High Performance Computing cluster previously created a bottleneck that limited scientific research and training. This project directly connects TCNJ's science buildings to its High Performance Computing cluster via a new 80 Gigabit per second (Gbps) backbone and 10 Gbps connections to targeted labs, classrooms, and offices. A new Science DMZ that uses the SciPass OpenFlow application is also being implemented. SciPass supports friction-free interconnectivity by automatically allowing "good" data flows to bypass the Science Network firewall in real-time. Network performance is being assessed and nationally benchmarked using perfSONAR, and a new collaboration with Open Science Grid is allowing TCNJ to connect directly to this distributed computing federation's national infrastructure.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目提出了在新泽西学院（TCNJ）的高速网络升级计划，以支持尖端的计算研究和教育。TCNJ的高性能计算集群的访问不足以前造成了限制科学研究和培训的瓶颈。这些增强TCNJ的科学网络将扩大研究能力和效率，特别是在计算密集型领域，包括生物化学，天体物理学，生物基因组学，高分辨率显微镜和本科科学教育，并将为学生提供更多的研究机会在实验室和教室，同时有助于计算识字的劳动力的准备。升级使更快的数据采集和传播，并加强了学院的许多计算密集型研究人员，包括教师和本科生的研究和外部合作。最后，作为该项目的一部分，一个新的数据可视化短期课程将使更多的本科生接触到TCNJ的计算资源。该项目在新泽西学院（TCNJ）实施了一个新的高速科学网络和DMZ，以支持尖端的计算研究和教育，因为以前无法充分访问TCN的高性能计算集群，这造成了限制科学研究和培训的瓶颈。该项目通过一个新的80 Gbps骨干网和10 Gbps连接将TCNJ的科学大楼直接连接到其高性能计算集群，并连接到目标实验室、教室和办公室。使用SciPass OpenFlow应用程序的新科学DMZ也正在实施中。SciPass通过自动允许“良好”数据流实时绕过科学网络防火墙来支持无摩擦互连。网络性能正在使用perfSONAR进行评估和全国基准测试，与开放科学网格的新合作使TCNJ能够直接连接到这个分布式计算联合会的国家基础设施。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。