CC* Networking Infrastructure: Building a Friction-free High-speed Science Network and DMZ to Support Data-intensive Research and Education at The College of New Jersey

该项目提出了新泽西学院（TCNJ）的高速网络升级计划，以支持尖端的计算研究和教育。以前，对TCNJ高性能计算集群的访问不足造成了限制科学研究和培训的瓶颈。这些对TCNJ科学网络的增强将扩大研究能力和效率，特别是在计算密集型领域，包括生物化学、天体物理学、系统基因组学、高分辨率显微镜和本科科学教育，并将为学生提供更多的实验室和教室研究机会，同时为培养具有计算能力的劳动力做出贡献。这些升级使数据获取和传播速度更快，并加强了学院许多计算密集型研究人员（包括教职员工和本科生）的研究和外部合作。最后，作为这个项目的一部分，一个新的数据可视化短期课程将让更多的本科生接触到TCNJ的计算资源。该项目在新泽西学院（TCNJ）实施了一个新的高速科学网络和非军事区，以支持尖端的计算研究和教育，此前TCN高性能计算集群的访问不足造成了限制科学研究和培训的瓶颈。该项目通过新的80gbps骨干网和10gbps连接目标实验室、教室和办公室，将TCNJ的科学大楼直接连接到其高性能计算集群。使用SciPass OpenFlow应用程序的新的Science DMZ也正在实现中。SciPass通过自动允许“良好”数据流实时绕过科学网络防火墙，支持无摩擦互联。网络性能正在使用perfSONAR进行评估和全国基准测试，与开放科学网格的新合作使TCNJ能够直接连接到分布式计算联盟的国家基础设施。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 project proposes a program of high-speed network upgrades at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to support cutting-edge computational research and education. Insufficient access to TCNJ's High Performance Computing cluster previously created a bottleneck that limited scientific research and training. These enhancements to TCNJ's science network will expand research capacity and efficiency, particularly in computationally intensive fields, including biochemistry, astrophysics, phylogenomics, high-resolution microscopy, and undergraduate science education, and will provide students with greater access to research opportunities in laboratories and classrooms while contributing to the preparation of a computationally literate workforce. The upgrades enable faster data acquisition and propagation and enhancing the research and external collaborations of the College's many computationally intensive researchers, including both faculty members and undergraduate students. Finally, as part of this project, a new data visualization short course is exposing a greater number of undergraduate students to TCNJ's computing resources. This project implements a new high-speed science network and DMZ at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to support cutting-edge computational research and education where insufficient access to TCN's High Performance Computing cluster previously created a bottleneck that limited scientific research and training. This project directly connects TCNJ's science buildings to its High Performance Computing cluster via a new 80 Gigabit per second (Gbps) backbone and 10 Gbps connections to targeted labs, classrooms, and offices. A new Science DMZ that uses the SciPass OpenFlow application is also being implemented. SciPass supports friction-free interconnectivity by automatically allowing "good" data flows to bypass the Science Network firewall in real-time. Network performance is being assessed and nationally benchmarked using perfSONAR, and a new collaboration with Open Science Grid is allowing TCNJ to connect directly to this distributed computing federation's national infrastructure.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.