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Internet2 To Demonstrate New 100G Network Supporting Large-Scale Science and 
Innovation at SC11 Conference, Nov. 12-18

Ultra fast network showcases innovation, applications, engineering and 
operations

Ann Arbor, Mich.—Nov. 14, 2011--Internet2, in collaboration with consortium 
members, will highlight 100Gbps networking capabilities and applications 
already developed atop the world’s fastest network to support large-scale 
science initiatives, in four separate demonstrations at SC11 – the annual 
supercomputing conference held Nov. 12-18 in Seattle. The demonstrations will 
showcase Internet2’s newly deployed 100G network and unparalleled capacity to 
support today’s researchers in their work to solve some of society’s greatest 
challenges. The demonstrations will take place at Internet2’s booth #1327 
throughout SC11.

"Innovation happens when there is a big playground for creative people. 10G 
networks are just not a very big playground anymore for data-intensive 
science,” said Dave Lambert, Internet2 CEO and President. “100G links on an 
8.8 terabit backbone is the size of playground innovators need to create a 
wider breadth and depth of innovation. 100G is the first piece of the new 
dimension of innovation, the next pieces are the applications, engineering, 
and operations of that network to enable collaboration and speed of 
innovation.”

The four demonstrations, dates and times include:

100G Network and Real-Time Network Visualization

Internet2 will describe and showcase its operational 100G network. Internet2 
will continue to upgrade the Internet2 network optical and IP infrastructure 
to increase the available bandwidth to the research and education community. 
A nationwide 100Gbps interconnected network will be completed by mid-2012.

Also, WorldView, an interactive, real-time network visualization system that 
makes the complex world of network data easily accessible will be 
demonstrated. The tool was developed by the Indiana University Global 
Research Network Operations Center.

Demonstration times:  Monday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 
Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 11:30 a.m., and 5 p.m.; 
and Thursday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Enabling Large Scale Science

Internet2, in collaboration with the California Institute of Technology, the 
University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University, will demonstrate the 
advanced capabilities of the Dynamic Network System (DYNES) cyber-instrument. 
This demonstration will show the instrument’s reach and capabilities across 
the country, and efforts to peer the service with similar capabilities in 
South America and Europe.

This framework supports large, long-distance scientific data flows of the 
Large Hadron Collider (LHC), other leading programs in data intensive 
science, and the broader scientific community. This nationwide project, 
funded by the National Science Foundation, is currently deployed at 40 U.S. 
universities and regional networks, and consists of hardware and software 
that utilize dynamic networking infrastructure. Also, the Internet2 ION 
network currently serves as the backbone interconnect for DYNES enabled 
regionals and universities. The Internet2 SCinet Research Sandbox entry at 
SC11 also shows how DYNES-enabled research benefits by using software defined 
networking technologies such as OpenFlow.

Demonstration times: Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.; and Wednesday, 
Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.

Distributing Physics Data Globally

In a joint demonstration, Internet2 and GÉANT will illustrate Layer 2 
transatlantic data traffic flow in support of the LHC project. Data movement 
will be shown across transatlantic links as well as participating end sites 
in the U.S. and Europe. This innovative effort will show dedicated network 
overlays for the particle physics community.

Demonstration times: Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 10:30 a.m.; 11a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m. 
and 4:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 
p.m.

Software Defined Networks for Data Exchange Challenges

Software defined networking (SDN) will allow new solutions to the data 
exchange challenges that plague astronomers, climatologists, medical 
researchers, physicists and others whose work depends on massive data files. 
Internet2, with its partners Indiana University and the Clean Slate Program 
at Stanford University, will demonstrate a new suite of services to support 
global research, and bolster U.S. research competitiveness.  The Network 
Development and Deployment Initiative (NDDI) substrate will separate the 
function of the network from the hardware controlling how data is exchanged. 
This will allow network operators to program the networks researchers use to 
optimize the data exchange and deliver complete, immediately usable data. The 
Open Science, Scholarship, and Services Exchange (OS3E), built atop the NDDI 
substrate, will link the best scientists in the U.S. to the best research 
instruments and labs around the globe, by interoperating with other dynamic 
circuit networks. This will enable the exchange of vast amounts of data to 
support high-energy physics, astronomers, climatologists, and medical 
researchers.

Demonstration times: Monday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 11:30 
a.m., and 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.; and Thursday, 
Nov. 17 at 11 a.m.

Background Information
Internet2 and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Science Network (ESnet) 
recently announced the deployment of the world’s first transcontinental 
deployment of 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) using coherent technology. Built 
on Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, the new 8.8 Terabit per second 
network is equipped with 100 Gbps optical backbone connections. The new 8.8 
Terabit per second network, equipped with 100G optical backbone connections, 
operates between Atlanta; New York; Washington D.C.; Cleveland; Chicago; 
Kansas City; Denver; Salt Lake City; Sunnyvale, California; and Seattle.
Internet2 uses fiber strands on Level 3’s fiber-optic network as well as 
Level 3’s network management support to enable its new national 8.8 Terabit 
Optical System and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Network. Internet2 utilizes more than 
10,000 miles of fiber on the Level 3 national footprint and will obtain 
additional miles for the next three years as needed. Level 3 is installing 
the 8.8 terabit optical equipment and provides 24/7 monitoring and field 
support to these facilities. Level 3 also provides colocation facilities and 
power for the network. The Global Research NOC at Indiana University provides 
overall operational support and coordination for the new Network.

Internet2’s network upgrade to 100G technology on a nationwide scale will 
keep pace with the exponential growth in scientific research traffic being 
driven by the nation’s research labs and universities. Internet2’s network 
also will support the country’s community anchor institutions including 
libraries, hospitals, K-12 schools, community colleges and public safety 
organizations as part of its United States Unified Community Anchor Network 
(U.S. UCAN) project.

About Internet2
Internet2, owned by U.S. research universities, is the worldʼs most advanced 
networking consortium for global researchers and scientists who develop 
breakthrough Internet technologies and applications, and spark tomorrowʼs 
essential innovations. Internet2 consists of more than 450 U.S. universities; 
corporations; government agencies; laboratories; higher learning; and other 
major national, regional and state research and education networks; and 
organizations representing more than 50 countries. Internet2 is a registered 
trademark. To discover more about Internet2, go to www.internet2.edu


Todd Sedmak
Internet2
Communications Manager
202-331-5373