Science-Driven Network Requirements for ESnet

Technical Report · Mon Feb 20 23:00:00 EST 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/925525· OSTI ID:925525

Adams, Paul ^[1]; Canon, Shane ^[2]; Carter, Steven ^[2]; Dart, Eli ^[3]; Draney, Brent ^[1]; Greenwald, Martin ^[4]; Hodges, Jason ^[2]; Lauret, Jerome ^[5]; Michaels, George ^[6]; Rahn, Larry ^[7]; Schissel, David ^[8]; Strand, Gary ^[9]; Walter, Howard ^[1]; Wehner, Michael ^[1]; Williams, Dean N. ^[10]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States).
3. ESNet, Berkeley, CA (United States)
4. MIT (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology), Cambridge, MA (United States)
5. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
6. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
7. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
8. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
9. National Center for Atmospheric Reserch, Boulder, CO (United States)
10. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

The Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) is the primary providerof network connectivity for the US Department of Energy Office ofScience, the single largest supporter of basic research in the physicalsciences in the United States. In support of the Office of Scienceprograms, ESnet regularly updates and refreshes its understanding of thenetworking requirements of the instruments, facilities and scientiststhat it serves. This focus has helped ESnet to be a highly successfulenabler of scientific discovery for over 20 years. In August, 2002 theDOE Office of Science organized a workshop to characterize the networkingrequirements for Office of Science programs. Networking and middlewarerequirements were solicited from a representative group of scienceprograms. The workshop was summarized in two documents the workshop finalreport and a set of appendixes. This document updates the networkingrequirements for ESnet as put forward by the science programs listed inthe 2002 workshop report. In addition, three new programs have beenadded. Theinformation was gathered through interviews with knowledgeablescientists in each particular program or field.

• Research Organization: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Director. Office of Science. Advanced ScientificComputing Research
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 925525
• Report Number(s): LBNL--61832; BnR: KJ0102000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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