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Two states climb aboard new, 100-gigabit fast train

February 21, 2012

Indiana and Ohio are the first states to take advantage of the next-generation backbone being built out by Internet2 and the Energy Department's ESnet, linking in-state academic research networks to the 100-gigabits/sec cross-country network. Read More »

Breaking Ground on the Computational Research and Theory Facility

February 1, 2012

Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, along with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and University of California leaders, broke ground on the Lab’s Computational Research and Theory (CRT) facility on Feb. 1. The CRT will be at the forefront of high-performance supercomputing research. Read More »

ESnet Policy Board Holds Inaugural Meeting at Berkeley Lab

February 14, 2012

This month the ESnet Policy Board held its first annual meeting at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The seven-member board was created last summer to provide scientific and executive-level advice to the Laboratory’s Director regarding the overall ESnet program. Read More »

ESnet Staff Share Expertise, 100G Experiences at Joint Techs Meeting

January 31, 2012 | Tags: Staff

Twice a year, staff from ESnet and Internet, two of the leading research and education networks, meet to exchange information and experiences on topics of mutual interest. The meetings, known at the Joint Techs, also draw an international crowd of networking experts. The Winter 2012 meeting was held Jan. 22-26 in Baton Rouge, La., where ESnet staff gave a series presentations. Read More »

ESnet Updates on Twitter

ESnetUpdates: RT @LBNLcs: ESnet is ramping up for Reykjavík! Find out what we'll be sharing at #TERENA @TERENAcommunity @ESnetUpdates http://t.co/tWAVRuQ6

10 May 2012, 3:51 pm

ESnetUpdates: #ESnet is ramping up for Reykjavík! Find out what we'll be sharing at #TERENA http://t.co/xvAGQjb7 @TERENAcommunity #Networking

10 May 2012, 3:49 pm

ESnetUpdates: RT @ACMQueue: Controlling Queue Delay: A modern AQM is just one piece of the solution to bufferbloat. http://t.co/covwnlmu

8 May 2012, 11:17 am

ESnetUpdates: RT @NERSC: NERSC's Franklin system retires after delivering 1.18 billion processor hours to scientific research @BerkeleyLab... http://t ...

4 May 2012, 10:02 am

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