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SCinet: 25 years of extreme networking

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INDIS '15: Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Innovating the Network for Data-Intensive Science

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2830318.2830321

Published: 15 November 2015 Publication History

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For 25 years, SCinet has provided SC conference attendees and the high-performance computing (HPC) community with a one-of-a-kind research network utilizing advanced technologies to internationally interconnect, interoperate, and showcase HPC applications in conjunction with scientific and network research at SC. SCinet is a focal point for the international high-performance networking community. It is the place for network engineers, network service providers, equipment vendors, and application developers in the diverse HPC communities to collaborate in demonstrating the latest research, innovative applications, and advanced technologies.

The event is made possible by the tireless efforts of over a hundred volunteers and the generous contributions of dozens of vendors and service providers. It requires a year to plan and two weeks to build, culminating in an operational network for four days, which then is dismantled, packed, and shipped in 24 hours.

SCinet makes a major contribution to the advanced networking field by bringing together unique resources in the form of hardware, software, and services along with expertise to architect, build and operate a state-of-the-art network to enable data-intensive science applications.

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