ESnet History
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1976 - MFEnet provides data links between Fusion Energy home sites and LLNL |
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1980 - HEPnet developed extensive leased line network managed by volunteers |
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1985 - Dr. Trivelpiece recommends MFEnet and HEPnet combine to what will become ESnet |
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1986 - ESnet formal plan established charted with creating a single general purpose network for the ER community |
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- James Leighton named head of ESnet |
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- ESSC "directs" program's direction |
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1988 - ESnet provides ER-wide networking services |
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1989 - ESnet deploys commercially supplied multiprotocol routers via T1 lines. |
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Early 1990s - ESnet becomes international; links to BRAZIL, DFN, INFN, JAERI, KEK and NIFS |
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- WWW services brought online |
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- Video collaborations introduced |
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1992 -”Fast-packet” RFP released |
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- Multiple lawsuits brought by AT&T to stop award; eventually all are dismissed |
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1994 - Sprint master contract signed |
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- First T3 links |
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- First commercial ATM service |
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1995 - First OC3 service |
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1996 - ESnet relocates to LBNL |
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- IPv6 backbone participation |
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- Pioneers telecommuting |
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1999 - Qwest master contract signed |
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2001 - Transition to Qwest service complete |
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2002 - Transition from ATM to POS |
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2003 - Bill Johnston becomes ESnet Department Head |
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- First Lehman review of ESnet |
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2004 - OSCARS project started |
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- Network outages tracked by calendaring system |
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2005 - Local loop paradigm changes |
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- BAMAN implemented |
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- First tail circuits procured from wholesale vendors |
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- Second Lehman review of ESnet affirms collaborative backbone concept with Internet 2 |
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- Science Data Network concept is conceived |
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- perfSONAR work begins |
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2006 - MANs are built out |
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- CHIMAN connects ANL and FNAL to backbone |
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- LIMAN connects BNL to backbone |
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2007 - IP backbone transitioned to Level 3 |
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- SDN deployment begins |
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2008 - Steve Cotter named as ESnet Department Head |
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2009 - LBNL receives $62M for ANI |
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- ESnet receives Excellence.Gov award |
| - ESnet honored as one of InformationWeek's Top 10 Government IT Innovators |
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2010 - ESnet buys its first segment of dark fiber for the Long Island MAN |
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- Testbed infrastructure available to community for research |
| 2011 - ESnet's OSCARS (On-Demand Secure Circuits and Advance Reservation System) selected for honorable mention by the University of California Larry L. Sautter Award Program |
| - ESnet invited to join GreenTouch Consortium |
| - ESnet's OSCARS (On-Demand Secure Circuits and Advance Reservation System) receives IDEA (Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications) Award |
| - ESnet's MAVEN (Monitoring and Visualization of Energy consumed by Networks) proof of concept receives IDEA (Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications) Award in the student category |
| - ESnet celebrates 25th anniversary |
| - New Scientific Networking Division created as home for ESnet |
| - Greg Bell named as acting Division Director for ESnet |
