November 18, 2010 at 18:00Launched the world's first commercial highway at 100 Gb / s
Indiana State University from the USA and several partner organizations were able to create and launch a commercial network backbone with data transfer at a speed of 100 gigabits / second. It is worth noting that the tests were conducted not in the USA, but in Germany. In addition, a test is currently being conducted on the basis of this network in “stressful” conditions, so to speak, of the Luster file system (cluster file system). So far, the system is showing great performance.
The partners of the project are such well-known companies as T-Systems and Alcatel-Lucent, which presented their products in June this year. In addition, equipment was also provided by well-known companies such as Data Direct Networks (DDN) and Hewlett Packard. The total length of the trunk is 60 kilometers; it works on the basis of a single carrier frequency of the signal. Geographically, this network is located between the cities of Dresden and Freiberg. Data is transmitted over the network between Whamcloud, Data Direct Network and High Performance Computing.
The project manager claims that the speed is really huge - in a second it was possible to transfer 21.9 gigabytes of data through it, which is 87% of the theoretical maximum. Every minute, such a network is capable of transmitting the amount of information equivalent to the data contained on 285 DVD-ROMs.
It is worth noting that the creation of the highway was not done by the entire Indiana State University, but by its unit, the Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI). This organization is quite famous all over the world among specialists working in the IT field. $ 15 million was allocated by Lilly Endowment, Inc., an IT investment company, to create the highway. As already mentioned above, the Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI) team involved in the development and implementation of the high-speed network backbone project involves specialists not only from the university itself, but also from various IT companies in the world.
The long-term goal of the project is to create a high-speed network infrastructure, so far only around Dresden and Freiberg, with the ability to transfer large amounts of data. It is worth noting that the Luster file system has been developed since 2006, and is now at the testing stage in the new conditions.
The detailed technical specification of the expressway has not yet been announced, as it is a commercial development. At the end of this month, the project will be presented by project management.
Via HPCwire
The partners of the project are such well-known companies as T-Systems and Alcatel-Lucent, which presented their products in June this year. In addition, equipment was also provided by well-known companies such as Data Direct Networks (DDN) and Hewlett Packard. The total length of the trunk is 60 kilometers; it works on the basis of a single carrier frequency of the signal. Geographically, this network is located between the cities of Dresden and Freiberg. Data is transmitted over the network between Whamcloud, Data Direct Network and High Performance Computing.
The project manager claims that the speed is really huge - in a second it was possible to transfer 21.9 gigabytes of data through it, which is 87% of the theoretical maximum. Every minute, such a network is capable of transmitting the amount of information equivalent to the data contained on 285 DVD-ROMs.
It is worth noting that the creation of the highway was not done by the entire Indiana State University, but by its unit, the Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI). This organization is quite famous all over the world among specialists working in the IT field. $ 15 million was allocated by Lilly Endowment, Inc., an IT investment company, to create the highway. As already mentioned above, the Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI) team involved in the development and implementation of the high-speed network backbone project involves specialists not only from the university itself, but also from various IT companies in the world.
The long-term goal of the project is to create a high-speed network infrastructure, so far only around Dresden and Freiberg, with the ability to transfer large amounts of data. It is worth noting that the Luster file system has been developed since 2006, and is now at the testing stage in the new conditions.
The detailed technical specification of the expressway has not yet been announced, as it is a commercial development. At the end of this month, the project will be presented by project management.
Via HPCwire