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

该奖项的全部或部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。这是一个由缅因州大学牵头的地区性项目，旨在建立与新英格兰大型研究计算中心、马萨诸塞大学绿色HPC中心和北部十字路口千兆存在点(POP)的400 Gbps网络连接。它还在其他三个地点(包括基恩州立学院和南缅因州大学)提供中间分插支持，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，以创建从缅因州大学到马萨诸塞州绿色高性能计算中心和北十字路口GigaPoP的地理位置多样化的400 Gbps网络连接，并在新罕布夏州的基恩和缅因州的波特兰提供中间分插支持，以在未来互连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)网络来提供10倍以上的以前容量。该项目有可能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，由于这笔赠款的网络更新也有可能增加其他人到达缅因州的能力，该基础设施将帮助世界一流的研究人员接触到缅因州的K-12学生。这种接触不同领导人以及创新技术和研究的机会，有助于提高缅因州学生的抱负。这一影响对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、东部地区网络、东北研究和教育网络、开放存储网络和开放科学网格，以及通过这些关系建立的许多个人联系。缅因州只与另一个州(新罕布夏州)接壤，而且没有任何州或地区网络有充分的理由建立网络资源来到达或通过Main。该项目由高级网络基础设施办公室(OAC)和既定的刺激竞争研究计划(EPSCoR)共同努力资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.