CC* Network Design: Transforming Arcadia's Networking Capability, Enhancing for Innovation to Grow Research Leaders in a Technology-driven World

作为一所小型私立大学，阿卡迪亚现有的计算基础设施限制了从事数据密集型研究的生物信息学、计算机科学、化学和物理学教师的生产力。具体而言，当前的基础设施阻碍了研究人员与其他机构的合作者有效安全地访问、共享或分析大型数据集的能力。为了满足这些研究和教育需求，一个代表阿卡迪亚主要大学教师和技术专家的合作团队正在创建一个具有10 Gbps连接能力的数据传输网络的科学DMZ（比目前的速度快10倍以上）的Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research（KINBER）PennREN网络。该项目的目标是：（1）提供高性能，安全的科学DMZ网络功能，用于共享大型数据集和基于云的教育;（2）通过专用的，无摩擦的路径到Internet 2，PennREN和其他高性能计算和数据资源，消除从事数据密集型项目的教师的技术障碍;（3）利用身份验证和授权机制，通过InCommon联盟支持我们的教师;（4）为学生和教师研究人员提供未来的科学可能性并释放创新。Arcadia目前正在考虑将数据分析要求纳入其一般课程，并利用新开发的网络基础设施，在全球范围内实现基于云的机会，远程学习和研究。这个机会是支持更大的教师和学生的分析奖学金，通过形成一个无摩擦的环境，建立创新和蓬勃发展，在我们的技术驱动的世界。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。

As a small private university, Arcadia's existing computing infrastructure constrains the productivity of faculty in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Chemistry, and Physics who are conducting data-intensive research. Specifically, the current infrastructure impedes researchers' ability to efficiently and securely access, share, or analyze large-data sets with collaborators at other institutions. To address these research and education needs, a collaborative team representing key university faculty and technologists at Arcadia is creating a Science DMZ with a data transmission network capable of 10Gbps connectivity (more than 10 times faster than current speeds) to the Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research's (KINBER) PennREN network.Project's objectives are to: (1) provide high performance, secure Science DMZ network capabilities for sharing of large datasets and cloud-based education; (2) eliminate technical barriers for faculty engaged in data-intensive projects through a dedicated, friction-free path to Internet2, PennREN, and other high performance computing and data resources; (3) leverage authentication and authorization mechanisms to support our faculty through the InCommon Federation; and (4) enable future scientific possibilities and unleash innovation for students and faculty researchers. Arcadia is currently considering to incorporate a data analytics requirement into its general curriculum and leverage the newly developed cyberinfrastructure to enable cloud-based opportunities, distance learning and researching on a global scale. This opportunity is supporting greater faculty and student analytical scholarship by forming a frictionless environment built to innovate and thrive in our technology-drive world.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.