RE: Grid

2.3 GB from California to Switzerland is fast, damned fast. http://www.cenic.org/CENIC2003/NGIAwards/winners/slac.htm

We are part of several test beds having to do with future networking capabilities.

Ian MacGregor

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i havent seen much about internet 2. i didnt realize there was anything in production yet. do you know where i can find more info on it? 2.3 GBs isnt really that much for a connect anymore. its not that expensive to get 10GB connections or more. ----- Original Message -----
To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 5:44 PM

> > We've been talking of Grid computing here since either late 1999 or
early
> 2000. The computing for our main experiment was designed before the
> Grid was contemplated. Still we have implemented some of the
> middleware

needed,
> and build methods of authentication and authorization, and
> participated in Grid experiments. We have also been pushing the
> ability to transfer large amounts of data. The latest effort: 2.3 GB
> per second between the local internet hub and Geneva Switzerland over
> Internet 2. This is vital to

make
> the Grid work.
>
> Yep, you'll probably have huge amounts of data coming in when CERN
> gets their large hadron collider online in 2007 ;) Btw, AFAIK, they're
> using Oracle...
>
> Tanel.
>
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