CC* Regional: NCShare Science DMZ

该项目创建了一个共享的高性能网络，以加强北卡罗来纳州少数族裔服务机构和小型机构的研究和教育。这种网络通常由个别大学承担，建立一个平行的物理网络基础设施（科学网络），将校园内的研究人员与外部站点连接起来。相反，这个项目建立了一个共享的、基于区域的科学网络，在现有的全州研究和教育网络上运行，而不是作为一个单独的基础设施。由此产生的科学网络预计将降低成本，需要更少的本地（校园）支持人员，并为多个机构提供快速和不受限制的数据移动。该网络由北卡罗来纳州的研究和教育网络运营商MCNC托管，并与杜克大学、北卡罗来纳州中央大学和戴维森学院合作。从技术上讲，该项目通过虚拟化大学网络和全州网络之间现有的最后一英里电路，为5-7个参与机构建立平行的“无摩擦”路径。项目组件包括一个数据传输节点、足够的存储和适度的计算，以展示共享科学网络模型的有效性。通过联合身份管理访问共享资源，带外流量检测确保安全性。通过识别可信研究站点（区域/国家）之间的传输，并安全地路由流量，绕过旨在检查一般不可信网络流量的本地校园安全检查，科学网络传输的速度显着提高。这种虚拟化的方法通过使先进网络基础设施的访问民主化、提高研究生产力、促进合作和减少参与少数民族服务机构和小型机构进行科学发现所需的时间，提高了高速数据驱动研究的可访问性。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 creates a shared high-performance network to enhance research and education at minority-serving and smaller institutions in North Carolina. Such networks, typically undertaken by individual universities, establish a parallel physical network infrastructure (a Science network) to interconnect researchers on the campus to external sites. Conversely, this project builds a shared, regionally based, Science network operating on the existing state-wide research and education network, rather than as a separate infrastructure. The resulting Science network is expected to lower costs, require fewer local (campus) support personnel, and provide fast and unrestricted data movement to multiple institutions.The network is hosted at MCNC, North Carolina’s research and education network operator, and is a collaboration with Duke University, North Carolina Central University and Davidson College. Technically, the project establishes parallel "friction-free" paths for 5-7 participating institutions by virtualizing existing last-mile circuits between university networks and the statewide network. Project components include a Data Transfer Node, sufficient storage, and modest computation to demonstrate the efficacy of the shared Science network model. Shared resources are accessed using federated identity management and out-of-band traffic inspection ensures security.By identifying transmissions between trusted research sites (regionally/nationally) and securely routing that traffic around local campus security inspections that are intended to examine general, untrusted network traffic, the speed of Science network transmissions is significantly improved. This virtualized approach increases accessibility of high-speed data-driven research by democratizing access to advanced Cyberinfrastructure, enhancing research productivity, promoting collaboration, and reducing the time required for scientific discoveries at participating minority-serving and smaller institutions.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.