CC* Networking Infrastructure: Enabling Big Science and Big Data Projects at the University of Massachusetts

大科学和大数据科学项目主要依赖高速、可靠的互联网网络连接来共享和处理科学数据。数据通过主要的国家和国际研究网络流动，这些网络连接着世界各地的国家实验室和研究型大学。该项目的主要目标是在马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校和这些网络之间提供现代网络连接，以实现天文学、计算机科学、生命科学和物理学等科学项目。马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的几个大数据科学项目依赖于通过主要的国家和国际研究网络（如ESnet和Internet2）与世界各地的其他研究机构共享信息。马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校项目的主要计算基础设施位于马萨诸塞州绿色高性能计算中心（MGHPCC）。该项目将马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校MGHPCC的计算资源直接连接到主要研究网络。该连接是作为东北研究和教育网络（NEREN）的一部分进行的，该网络是由纽约州东北部和北部的几家教育机构组成的联盟。这些机构与主要研究网络之间新建的400+ Gbps光纤连接满足了连接速度和可靠性的现代标准要求，并使参与大数据研究项目成为可能。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。

Big science and big data scientific projects rely critically on high speed, reliable internet network connections to share and process scientific data. Data flows through major national and international research networks, which connect national laboratories and research universities across the world. The main goal of this project is to provide a modern network connection between the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst and these networks to enable scientific projects in Astronomy, Computer Science, Life Sciences, and Physics. Several big data scientific projects at UMass Amherst rely on sharing information with other research institutes across the world via major national and international research networks, such as ESnet and Internet2. The main computing infrastructure for the projects at UMass Amherst is located at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC). This project connects the UMass Amherst computing resources at the MGHPCC directly to the major research networks. The connection is carried out as part of the Northeast Research and Education Network (NEREN), which is a consortium of several educational institutions in the northeast and upstate NY. The new 400+ Gbps fiber-based connection between these institutions and the major research networks meets the required modern standards for connection speed and reliability, and enables participation in big data research projects.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.