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New High-Speed Transatlantic Network to Benefit Science Collaborations Across the .s.
A high-speed extension of Fermilab's ESnet will enable faster data exchanges between the U.S. and Europe.
Credit: Fermilab
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is extending its Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) to Amsterdam, Geneva, and London, giving U.S.-based scientists access to new, ultra-high-speed network links to particle physics research taking place at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and other European-based experiments.
DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will make immediate use of the new network infrastructure once it is tested and commissioned.
ESnet interconnects all national laboratories and several university-based projects in the United States. The upgrade coincides with a shift in the data model for LHC science.
Historically, data moved in a more predictable and hierarchical pattern strongly influenced by geographical proximity. However, network upgrades around the world have made it possible for data to be collected and exchanged more flexibly and dynamically. Researchers say the change enables faster science outcomes and more efficient use of storage and computational power.
"Having the new infrastructure in place will meet the increased need for dealing with LHC data and provide more agile access to that data in a much more dynamic fashion than LHC collaborators have had in the past," says BNL's Michael Ernst.
Although LHC researchers will get a dedicated portion of the new network, all science programs that make use of ESnet will now have access to faster network links for their data transfers.
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