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| Energy Sciences Network Completes Hardware Installations for Science Data Network |
| In November, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) completed hardware installations for the Science Data Network (SDN), the nation's first dynamic circuit network dedicated solely to scientific research. "SDN provides the means to dynamically provision guaranteed, high-capacity bandwidth between any two science facilities for DOE researchers to access time-sensitive applications and exchange large datasets. This on-demand hybrid packet/circuit-switched network capability is currently not available commercially, so we built our own unique network to meet the demanding requirements of the research and education community," says Steve Cotter, Department Head for ESnet.
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| This new network consisting of multiple 10-gigabit optical circuits, each capable of transferring the equivalent of 500 hours of digital music per second, has extensive reach and enables close collaboration among DOE laboratories and research facilities across the United States, as well as scientists using international research networks in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and South America.
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"As science trends toward fewer but larger, more sophisticated scientific instruments, collaborations become increasingly more distributed and the ability to move large volumes of data from point to point across dedicated channels becomes more important," says Cotter. "SDN provides that."
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Further Information
http://www.lbl.gov/CS/Archive/news111708.html
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