IRNC: Core Improvement: Network for European, American, African, and Arctic Research (NEA3R)

欧洲、美洲、非洲和北极研究网络(NEA3R)合作是一个跨组织的项目，将扩大和增强网络服务和能力，以支持美国的研究和教育。NEA3R提供一套协作的高速网络连接产品，具有额外的定向科学支持和测量能力。印第安纳大学国际网络(IN@IU)团队将与广泛的合作伙伴和合作者共同领导NEA3R的合作，包括欧洲地区研究和教育网络(REN)、北欧地区REN和东非REN，即UbuntuNet联盟(UA)。我们将在国内与Internet2和能源科学网络(ESnet)进行协调。NEA3R项目将提供两条高速美欧电路，以提供全天候NOC支持的可靠生产服务。这些电路将是先进北大西洋(ANA)合作的一部分，并将实现美国研究人员所需的可靠、冗余容量。这些链路将支持先进的网络技术，以及使用NetSage的测量和监控。NEA3R项目将支持一个被称为姊妹电路的逻辑电路系统，该系统由合作伙伴提供，包括Géant在纽约和巴黎之间的ANA链路、与阿姆斯特丹终端的两个NORDUnet链路，一个到挪威斯瓦尔巴特群岛，另一个到芬兰卡贾尼，以及伦敦和南非开普敦之间的UbuntuNet联盟链路。该项目还将帮助大规模物理、天文学和气象卫星应用，并建立可靠的途径来推进网络试验台的使用，例如我们的合作伙伴FABRIC。NEA3R通过其资源和活动，有可能显著加强由NSF资助的国际科学合作。研究伙伴包括天文学、高能物理和地球观测，所有这些都可以增加美国的经济竞争力。该项目可以更快地取得科学成果，并获得更广泛的资源和数据。通过我们广泛的合作伙伴关系，NEA3R将为研究和教育提供增强的基础设施，并为美国研究人员和教育工作者提供获取广泛的地理、种族和文化资源的途径。这增加了对教育材料的获取和公众参与，反过来将有助于发展一支多样化的、具有全球竞争力的STEM工作队伍。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 Networks for European, American, African, and Arctic Research (NEA3R) collaboration is a cross-organizational project that will expand and enhance network services and capacity to support US research and education. NEA3R offers a collaborative suite of high-speed network connectivity offerings with additional targeted science support and measurement capabilities. The International Networks at Indiana University (IN@IU) team will jointly lead the NEA3R collaboration with an extensive set of partners and collaborators, including GÉANT, the European regional research and education network (REN), NORDUnet, the Nordic regional REN, and the east African REN, the UbuntuNet Alliance (UA). We will coordinate domestically with Internet2 and the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet). The NEA3R project will provide two high-speed US-Europe circuits to provide reliable production services with 24x7 NOC support. These circuits will be part of the Advanced North Atlantic (ANA) collaboration and will enable dependable, redundant capacity required by US researchers. These links will support advanced networking technologies, as well measurement and monitoring using NetSage. The NEA3R project will support a system of logical circuits, referred to as Sister Circuits, that are provided by partners including GÉANT’s ANA link between New York and Paris, two NORDUnet links with endpoints in Amsterdam, one to Svalbard, Norway, and the other to Kajaani, Finland, and the UbuntuNet alliance link between London and Cape Town, South Africa. The project will also assist large scale physics, astronomy, and weather satellite applications, and establish reliable paths to advance the use of network test beds, such as our partner FABRIC.NEA3R, through its resources and activities, has the potential to significantly enhance NSF-funded international science collaborations. Research partners include astronomy, high energy physics, and Earth observations, all of which can increase the economic competitiveness of the US. This project can enable faster time to scientific results and access to a broader set of resources and data. Through our extensive partnerships, NEA3R will provide enhanced infrastructure for research and education and provide US researchers and educators with access to a broad array of geographical, ethnic, and cultural resources. This increased access to educational materials and public engagement will, in turn, assist in the development of a diverse, globally competitive STEM workforce.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.