CC* Network Design and Implementation for Small Institutions: The Tommie Science Network- A dedicated research network for the University of St. Thomas

圣托马斯大学与明尼苏达大学的地鼠科学网络团队正在建设Tommie科学网络，这是一个专门的研究网络，通过提供可靠和安全的高速研究网络，能够在校园研究地点和Internet2(I2)之间实现高达100千兆位每秒(Gbps)的持续传输速率，从而改变校园研究环境。该项目提高了现有仪器设施和研究中心、集中计算和数据存储设施以及合作机构之间的端到端工作流的效率。它显著增加了研究人员可用的带宽，使圣托马斯社区能够全面参与协作的全球研究活动，并为教授和学生提供一个世界级的工作环境，让他们练习分布式研究和协作技术，以学习他们在未来就业中将使用的技能。Tommie Science Network通过连接到网络核心的高速接入层交换机以80Gbps的速度连接到欧文斯科学馆、奥肖内西科学馆和圣托马斯电子学习和研究中心(Stelar)。然后，Tommie Science Network上的流量绕过防火墙，通过北极光Gigapop以100Gbps的速度直接连接到I2。科学馆和Stelar的实验室和研究地点以10 Gbps的速度连接到接入层交换机。Globus文件传输协议用于在科学大楼、DMZ和I2之间实现安全可靠的高速传输。PerfSonar用于监测科学大楼和科学非军事区(科学非军事区)以及从非军事区到Internet2之间的性能。圣托马斯网络公司的工作人员负责持续的运营。这一奖项反映了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。

The University of St. Thomas, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota's Gopher Science Network Team, is building the Tommie Science Network, a dedicated research network that transforms the campus research environment by providing a reliable and secure high-speed research network capable of achieving sustained transmission rates of up to 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps) between campus research locations and Internet2 (I2). This project creates efficiencies in end-to-end workflows between existing instrumentation facilities and research centers, centralized computing and data storage facilities, and partner institutions. It significantly increases bandwidth available to researchers, allowing the St. Thomas community to fully participate in collaborative, global research activity, and provides a world-class working environment for professors and students to practice distributed research and collaboration techniques to learn skills they will use in their future employment.The Tommie Science Network connects Owens Science Hall, O'Shaughnessy Science Hall and the St. Thomas E-learning and Research center (STELAR) via high-speed access layer switches linked to the network core at 80Gbps. Traffic on the Tommie Science Network then bypasses the firewall to connect directly to I2 at 100Gbps via the Northern Lights Gigapop. Laboratories and research locations in the science halls and STELAR are connected at 10Gbps to the access layer switches. Globus File Transfer Protocol is used to allow secure, reliable high-speed transfers between the science buildings, the DMZ, and I2. PerfSonar is used to monitor performance between the science buildings and the and Science Demilitarized Zone (Science DMZ) as well as from the DMZ to Internet2. The St. Thomas networking staff is responsible for ongoing operations.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.