CC* Regional: You Can Get There from Here: Advancing Cyberinfrastructure Connectivity in Underserved Northern New England

该奖项全部或部分由《2021年美国救援计划法案》（公法117-2）资助。这是一个由缅因大学领导的区域项目，旨在建立400 Gbps网络连接到新英格兰的大型研究计算中心、马萨诸塞大学的绿色高性能计算中心和北方十字路口的千兆存在点（PoP）。它还在其他三个地点（包括基恩州立学院和南缅因大学）提供中间添加/删除支持，这将允许未来的合作伙伴使用现有网络进行连接。该项目为网络设备提供资金，用于创建从缅因大学到马萨诸塞州绿色高性能计算中心的地理上多样化的400 Gbps网络连接，以及位于新罕布什尔州基恩和缅因州波特兰的北方十字路口GigaPoP，该网络具有中间加/掉支持，以便将来连接其他新英格兰北部的研究伙伴。这些连接使用现有的密集波分复用（DWDM）网络提供超过10倍的现有容量。该项目有潜力提高缅因州与世界其他地区之间的协作、共享数据和共享资源的能力。主要受益者将是资源不足的小型机构的研究人员，这些机构通常无法获得世界级的网络基础设施。此外，由于这项拨款的网络更新也有可能增加其他人接触缅因州的能力，这些基础设施将帮助世界级的研究人员接触缅因州的K-12学生。这种接触不同领导者、创新技术和研究的机会有助于提高缅因学生的抱负。这种影响在农村和不太富裕的学区尤为显著。该项目的缅因州研究人员将利用几个非常有价值的合作，包括东北网络团队、东部区域网络、东北研究和教育网络、开放存储网络和开放科学网格，以及来自这些关系的许多个人联系。缅因州只与另一个州接壤（新罕布什尔州），没有一个州或地区的网络有充分的理由建立网络资源来到达或通过缅因州。该项目由高级网络基础设施办公室（OAC）和促进竞争研究既定计划（EPSCoR）共同资助。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。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This is a regional project led by University of Maine to build 400 Gbps network connections to large research computing centers in New England, the University of Massachusetts' Green HPC Center and the Northern Crossroads Giga Point of Presence (PoP). It also offers intermediate add/drop support in three other locations (including Keene State College and University of Southern Maine), which would allow for future partners to connect using the existing network. This project funds networking equipment to create a geographically diverse 400 Gbps network connection from the University of Maine to the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center and the Northern Crossroads GigaPoP with intermediate add/drop support in Keene, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine to interconnect other northern New England research partners in the future. These connections use the existing Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) network to deliver more than 10 times the prior capacity. This project has potential to improve the ability to collaborate, share data, and share resources between Maine and the rest of the world. The main beneficiaries will be researchers at small, under-resourced institutions, typically with limited access to world-class cyberinfrastructure. Additionally, because the networking updates from this grant also has potential to increase the ability of others to reach Maine, the infrastructure will help world-class researchers to reach Maine K-12 students. This access to diverse leaders and innovative technology and research serves to increase aspirations for Maine students. This effect is particularly significant for rural and less affluent school districts. The project's Maine researchers will leverage several highly valuable collaborations, including the Northeast Cyberteam, the Eastern Regional Network, the Northeast Research and Education Network, the Open Storage Network and the Open Science Grid, as well as many personal contacts from these relationships. Maine borders only one other state (New Hampshire) and no state or regional network has a strong reason to build networking resources to reach or pass-through Maine.This project is funded through the collaborative efforts of the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).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.