perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Jason Zurawski <>]

Hey Mark;

I spec'ed one out last fall, but didn't purchase or do any testing.  It uses 
a 40G card that we have tested on ESnet DTNs (Mellanox MCX353A-TCBT 
ConnectX3), Ivy Bridge motherboard/processor combo, and lots of memory.  Spec 
is below, use at your own risk of course :)

Thanks;

-jason

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On Mar 20, 2014, at 8:22 AM, Mark Gardner 
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 wrote:

> Has anyone built a perfSONAR node intended to support 40-100 Gbps Ethernet?
> 
> We do not have that level of connectivity yet but are planning for the
> future. I think I have sufficient funds that I can purchase beefier
> hardware now to support those rates in the future. Does anyone have a
> spec that they would be willing to share?
> 
> Mark
> -- 
> Mark Gardner
> Network Research Manager
> Virginia Tech
> --