First 10 Gigabit connection from US to Europe dedicated to research and education inaugurated at iGrid2002Amsterdam 23 September 2002 The first long-term, trans-Atlantic 10 gigabit per second wavelength circuit dedicated to research and education, provided by Tyco Telecommunications to the Internet Educational Equal Access Foundation (IEEAF), and provisioned from the US to Europe through the efforts of Internet2 and SURFnet, was inaugurated at iGrid2002 with a demonstration of uncompressed HDTV over IP sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Gigapop and the Research Channel.
The connection was provided as part of a long-term commitment by Tyco Telecommunications to the research networking community through an agreement with the non-profit organisation IEEAF. Internet2, the consortium led by US universities focused on accelerating the development of the Internet, and SURFnet, the Dutch national research network and hosts of iGrid2002, have put the 10 gigabit per second circuit into operation between their networks in New York and Amsterdam.
The trans-Atlantic connection was established in time to support iGrid2002, the biennial International Grid applications-driven testbed event being held last week in Amsterdam. iGrid2002 showcased how extreme networks, combined with application advancements and middleware innovations, can advance scientific research. One of many applications showcased, the 1.5 Gbps uncompressed HDTV stream from Seattle to Amsterdam used the new Tyco Telecommunications link.
The 10 Gbps connection is made possible by a five-year commitment by Tyco Telecommunications to the IEEAF, a non profit organisation whose mission is to realise the opportunities in the global telecommunications marketplace on behalf of the research and education community. "Our goal is to enable the Global Quilt", stated IEEAF Board Chair Don Riley, VP and CIO, University of Maryland. Tyco Telecommunications has also provided a companion 622 Mbps packet over SONET (POS) circuit to the IEEAF.
Geographic Network Affiliates International (GEO), which has played a pivotal role in the Tyco Telecommunications donation to the IEEAF, was present at iGrid2002 promoting the Global Medical Research Exchange (GMRE) initiative, a worldwide application that exemplifies the collaborative capabilities of the Grid for high bandwidth utilisation of IP for medical purposes.
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