Breakthrough Optical Networking Demo Will Achieve Multiple Firsts at Supercomputing '05.SEATTLE -- Hybrid Optical and Packet Testbed Sponsored by Internet2 and Enabled by Glimmerglass to Transmit Massive Real-Time Data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. Flows from Globally Distributed Radio Telescopes This is a list of radio telescopes that are or have been used for radio astronomy. It includes both single dishes and interferometer arrays. They are listed by region, then by name; unnamed telescopes are in reverse size order at the end of the lists. Radio astronomy radio astronomy, study of celestial bodies by means of the electromagnetic radio frequency waves they emit and absorb naturally. Radio Telescopes data collected by three radio telescopes located around the world will be correlated and displayed in real-time by researchers at MIT's Haystack Observatory Haystack Observatory is a group of astronomical observatories owned and operated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is located in Westford, Massachusetts (USA). It is the home of the Millstone Hill Observatory. in a demonstration sponsored by Internet2's National Hybrid Optical Packet and Infrastructure (HOPI) project at the Supercomputing 05 (SC /O5) conference, November 12-18, booth # 2435. This demonstration features several firsts. Most notably, these telescopes will share and display massive datasets in real-time via dynamically provisioned optical circuits. It will also be the first time such large datasets will move unimpeded unimpeded Adjective not stopped or disrupted by anything Adj. 1. unimpeded - not slowed or prevented; "a time of unimpeded growth"; "an unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a peaceful setting" across multiple administrative domains (networking) Administrative Domain - (AD) A collection of hosts and routers, and the interconnecting network(s), managed by a single administrative authority. via optical circuits. Additionally, this will be the first major test of Internet2's National HOPI testbed. Using off-the-shelf commercial products, this collaborative demonstration will show how powerful yet affordable optical networks deliver significant benefits for science. The Glimmerglass intelligent optical switch is key to this demonstration. The switch enables Internet2's network engineers to instantly establish data circuits that deliver affordable, high-bandwidth connections that are easy to manage. "Until now, researchers at each of the telescope sites took days to transfer data onto mass storage media and mail it to a central observatory, where it would be correlated with data from other telescopes," said Rick Summerhill, Internet2's director of network research, architecture and technologies and HOPI Design Team co-chair. HOPI is a project sponsored by Internet2, the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium led by the research and higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. community. "Reducing this to a nearly instantaneous process using the HOPI testbed has tremendous benefits for science, but requires establishing and managing optical network connections for short durations on a global scale. The Glimmerglass switch will enable us to dynamically provision an optical circuit in seconds, transmit the data and then re-allocate that circuit back to the 'pool' once the transmission is finished. It's a necessary element for the affordable, practical, real-time sharing of such large datasets." The demonstration will connect the MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Haystack telescope and observatory in Westford, MA to telescopes in Onsala, Sweden and Greenbelt, MD., with a live display feed to the conference. The telescope data will be used for high resolution imaging of distant radio signals in the universe and for making accurate measurements of the earth in motion. "It's great to be a part of breakthrough developments in science through practical, affordable networking solutions," said Robert Lundy
Robert Lundy, (fl. 1689), was Governor of Derry during the Siege of Derry. , Glimmerglass CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We're proud of our involvement with Internet2 and of the work that they've accomplished in an incredibly short time." About Internet2 Led by more than 200 U.S. universities working with industry and government, Internet2 develops and deploys advanced network applications and technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships among academia, industry, and government that helped foster today's Internet in its infancy. For more information, visit: www.internet2.edu. About Glimmerglass Glimmerglass offers a new approach to managing fiber infrastructure. Its customers achieve an ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). in just a few months rather than over several years as with conventional equipment. Glimmerglass' intelligent optical switch enables customers to automatically, remotely and instantly monitor and manage fiber optic connections in a wide range of applications. For more information about Glimmerglass, visit: www.glimmerglass.com. Glimmerglass is a trademark of Glimmerglass Networks, Inc. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective holders |
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