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This document discusses the development of cyberinfrastructure systems, including applications, hardware, and software tools, to support the needs of various scientific communities. It covers topics such as the evolution of computational infrastructure, network layer systems, and the characteristics of cyberinfrastructure. Additionally, it outlines international networking priorities and NSF-supported international links.
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APAN Meeting Douglas Gatchell dgatchell@nsf.gov US NSF/CISE/SCI July 4, 2004
Networking Context Commonplace Use of Applications CISE/CNS Application System Prototypes CISE/CCF Network Layer Systems ENG/ECS Protocol Layer & Technology Maturity Physical Layer Systems Application System Fundamentals Device Prototypes Network Layer Theory Physical Layer Theory CISE/SCI Device Concepts Time
Evolution of the Computational Infrastructure Cyberinfrastructure TCS, DTF, ETF Terascale NPACI and Alliance PACI NSF Networking Prior Computing Investments SDSC, NCSA, PSC, CTC Supercomputer Centers | | | | | | 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Domain-specific Cybertools (software) Shared Cybertools (software) Distributed Resources (computation, communicationstorage, etc.) Integrated CI Systemmeeting the needs of a community of communities • Applications • Environmental Science • High Energy Physics • Proteomics/Genomics • … DevelopmentTools & Libraries Education and Training Discovery & Innovation Grid Services & Middleware Hardware
Cyberinfrastructure Characteristics • Community-Focused • virtual organizations • distributed • collaborative • Scale and Scope • Multidisciplinary • International • Supporting data- and compute-intensive applications • High-end to desktop • Heterogeneous • Common Technology & Policy Platform(s) • Interoperability • Supports characteristics above
International Networking • New solicitation • Priorities • Enable and Enhance communications, collaboration and cooperation by connecting aggregation points • Enhance connectivity to new regions • Support connections between shared cyberinfrastructure • Cooperate to support domain specific CI
Award Administration • Grants • Cooperative Agreements • Contracts
NSF Supported International Links • TrasPAC ($1,700K/yr) • Tokyo-LA, Tokyo-Chicago • Euro-Link ($1,700K/yr) • Chicago – Amsterdam/CERN • NaukaNet ($800K/yr) • Chicago – Moscow & China • AMPATH ($400K/yr) • Miami – Rio & others