CC* Network Design: Transforming Arcadia's Networking Capability, Enhancing for Innovation to Grow Research Leaders in a Technology-driven World

作为一所小型私立大学，阿卡迪亚大学现有的计算基础设施限制了生物信息学、计算机科学、化学和物理等专业教师进行数据密集型研究的生产力。具体来说，目前的基础设施阻碍了研究人员与其他机构的合作者有效、安全地访问、共享或分析大型数据集的能力。为了满足这些研究和教育需求，Arcadia的一个代表主要大学教师和技术人员的合作团队正在创建一个科学非军事区，其数据传输网络能够连接10Gbps（比目前速度快10倍以上）到Keystone基于网络的教育和研究计划（KINBER） PennREN网络。该项目的目标是：(1)为共享大型数据集和基于云的教育提供高性能、安全的Science DMZ网络功能；(2)通过Internet2、PennREN和其他高性能计算和数据资源，为从事数据密集型项目的教师消除技术障碍；(3)利用认证和授权机制，通过InCommon Federation支持我们的教师；(4)使未来的科学成为可能，并为学生和教师研究人员释放创新。目前，阿卡迪亚正在考虑将数据分析要求纳入其普通课程，并利用新开发的网络基础设施，在全球范围内实现基于云的机会、远程学习和研究。这个机会通过形成一个无摩擦的环境来支持更多的教师和学生的分析奖学金，从而在我们这个技术驱动的世界中实现创新和繁荣。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

As a small private university, Arcadia's existing computing infrastructure constrains the productivity of faculty in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Chemistry, and Physics who are conducting data-intensive research. Specifically, the current infrastructure impedes researchers' ability to efficiently and securely access, share, or analyze large-data sets with collaborators at other institutions. To address these research and education needs, a collaborative team representing key university faculty and technologists at Arcadia is creating a Science DMZ with a data transmission network capable of 10Gbps connectivity (more than 10 times faster than current speeds) to the Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research's (KINBER) PennREN network.Project's objectives are to: (1) provide high performance, secure Science DMZ network capabilities for sharing of large datasets and cloud-based education; (2) eliminate technical barriers for faculty engaged in data-intensive projects through a dedicated, friction-free path to Internet2, PennREN, and other high performance computing and data resources; (3) leverage authentication and authorization mechanisms to support our faculty through the InCommon Federation; and (4) enable future scientific possibilities and unleash innovation for students and faculty researchers. Arcadia is currently considering to incorporate a data analytics requirement into its general curriculum and leverage the newly developed cyberinfrastructure to enable cloud-based opportunities, distance learning and researching on a global scale. This opportunity is supporting greater faculty and student analytical scholarship by forming a frictionless environment built to innovate and thrive in our technology-drive world.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.