An International Research Network Connections Program (IRNC) project funded by the National Science Foundation Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
Translight/PacificWave Award Description
Principal Investigators:
PI: Dr. John Silvester, University of Southern California, silvester@usc.edu
Co-PI: Dr. Ron Johnson, University of Washington ronj@cac.washington.edu
Partners
- Australia's Academic and Research Network (AARNet)
- Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC)
- Pacific Northwest Gigapop (PNWGP)
- University of Hawaii
Abstract
This project, called TransLight/PacificWave, is developing a distributed exchange facility on the West Coast (currently in Seattle, Sunnyvale, and Los Angeles) to allow interconnection of international research
and education networks with US research networks. A network that connects to
the exchange fabric in Los Angeles or Seattle is able to peer with
(connect to) any other network that also participates in the exchange at low
cost and with transparent high-performance. In addition,
Translight/PacificWave is working with AARNet and the University of Hawaii to
bring two 10Gbps links from Sydney, Australia through Hawaii and into
Seattle and Los Angeles, connecting the research and education communities
of the US and Australia for advanced network based scientific collaboration
as never before. Translight/PacificWave is also supporting other
international connections to US research and education networks that connect
into the exchange.
Application Projects Utilizing Pacific Wave Infrastructure The Pacific Wave infrastructure supported by this project enables a wide variety of advanced science and engineering applications. See Application Projects for more information about these projects and recent demonstrations.
Other IRNC Projects The National Science Foundation Office of Cyberinfrastructure has funded five international research infrastructure projects and two measurement projects in the current IRNC program. See the IRNC website for more information.