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Network R&D

ESnet’s research and development activities are integral to our mission of advancing the capabilities of today’s networking technologies to better serve the science requirements of the future. With our network traffic growing about 55% on average year on year since 1989, we rely on continuous staff innovation as well as focused applied research and development to increase the network’s efficiency in multiple areas. We continually investigate, create, develop, and test the services, protocols, routing techniques, and tools necessary to meet the expanding needs of our user community of DOE scientists.

ESnet-JLab FPGA Accelerated Transport (EJFAT) Load Balancer

EJFAT logo with data flowing through it A collaboration between staff at Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), the ESnet-JLab FPGA Accelerated Transport, or EJFAT (pronounced “Edge-Fat”), prototype is…  Read More

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FABRIC

FABRIC is a unique national research infrastructure to enable cutting-edge and exploratory research at-scale in networking, cybersecurity, distributed computing and storage systems, machine learning, and science applications.  Read More

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SENSE

The SENSE project is building smart network services to accelerate scientific discovery in the era of big data driven by exascale, cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI).  Read More

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EPOC

EPOC provides researchers with a holistic set of tools and services needed to debug performance issues and enable reliable and robust data transfers.  Read More

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NetSage

NetSage is an open privacy-aware network measurement, analysis, and visualization service designed to address the needs of today's international networks.   Read More

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GRETA

GRETA is a new high-resolution gamma-ray detector system that will be used to study nuclear reactions in real-time and in unprecedented detail. ESnet is the primary architect and developer for two high-performance computing components of the system and ESnet staff are serving as networking consultants for the internal networking of the detector and its data acquisition systems.

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X-SWAP

The Extreme-Scale Scientific Workflow Analysis and Prediction (X-SWAP) project is developing an integrated analytic performance modeling framework for distributed extreme-scale science workflows.  Read More

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Optimizing Zeek for Maximum Performance

Using a combination of optimization strategies, ESnet researchers achieved a 42 percent decrease in runtime for the Zeek (formerly known a Bro), an open source network security monitoring tool.   Read More

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Network Performance and Troubleshooting (perfSONAR)

perfSONAR is a tool for end-to-end monitoring and troubleshooting of multi-domain network performance. perfSONAR is currently deployed in over 100 locations around the world, and is extremely valuable when doing network troubleshooting.  Read More

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Experimental Network Testbeds and Test Circuit Services

The objective is to provide network researchers with a realistic environment for testing. 100G SDN Testbed, Dark Fiber Testbed, Test Circuit Service.  Read More

ESnet Software on GitHub

Collaborate with Us!

ESnet works closely with the research and education (R&E) networking community as well as technical communities in government and industry on innovative projects. We welcome collaborations from both research institutions and industry to advance the boundaries of networking for science. To discuss a potential collaboration or to get more information on current opportunities, contact the Science Engagement Team.