CC*IIE Networking Infrastructure: Capacity and Capability Network Enhancements to Support Data-Driven Research at the University of Arkansas

该项目升级了阿肯色州（UA）校园和由阿肯色州研究和教育光纤网络（ARE ON）提供的共享网络基础设施，该网络连接了阿肯色州的高等教育机构。这些升级将ARE-ON在UA和俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨的Internet 2接入点（PoP）之间的骨干带宽提高到100 Gbps，为UA现有的科学DMZ提供大于10 Gbps的可扩展带宽，并在小石城的阿肯色州大学（UALR）创建10 Gbps的科学DMZ。其结果是为UA和其他35所ARE-ON大学，学院，两年制机构和教育附属机构提供更快，更可靠的网络连接。该项目还提供了到Internet 2高级第2层服务的连接，支持ARE-ON成员和其他Internet 2成员机构之间的OpenFlow流量，以及UA和UALR园区的OpenFlow标记和流量管理。这些升级提供了满足研究需求所需的容量，并将启用新的网络服务，如动态配置的第2层电路，以支持特定的数据密集型和仪器相关的研究合作和培训计划，这些合作和培训计划将具有州、国家和国际范围。新的网络能力将使人类和农业遗传学研究得到XSEDE计算资源的支持，纳米科学与工程研究所的新型材料的开发和表征，并将为UA和该州其他机构的软件定义网络的研究，教育和培训提供技术框架。

This project upgrades University of Arkansas (UA) campus and shared network infrastructure provided by the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE ON), which connects institutions of higher education in Arkansas. These upgrades increase ARE-ON's backbone bandwidth to 100 Gbps between the UA and the Internet2 point-of-presence (PoP) in Tulsa, OK, provide scalable bandwidth greater than 10 Gbps to an existing science DMZ at the UA, and create a 10 Gbps science DMZ at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). The result is a faster, more reliable network connection for the UA and for 35 other ARE-ON universities, colleges, two-year institutions, and educational affiliates. The project also provides connectivity to the Internet2 Advanced Layer 2 Service with support for OpenFlow traffic between ARE-ON members and other Internet2 member institutions, and OpenFlow tagging and traffic management on the UA and UALR campuses. These upgrades provide needed capacity to meet research needs and will enable new network services such as dynamically provisioned layer 2 circuits in support of specific data intensive and instrument-related research collaborations and training programs that will have state, national and international scope.The new network capabilities will enable research in human and agricultural genetics powered by XSEDE computing resources, the development and characterization of novel materials at the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering, and will provide a technical framework for research, education and training in software defined networking for the UA and other institutions in the state.