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TransPAC Development 2003-2004

James Williams

Indiana University

williams@indiana.edu

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Current TransPAC Network

• OC-12 from APAN NOC in Tokyo to Seattle

• OC-12 from APAN NOC in Tokyo to Chicago

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Planned upgrade

• OC-48 POS from APAN NOC in Tokyo to US (Los Angeles)

• 2 x GE from APAN NOC in Tokyo to Chicago to participate in TransLight activities

ADD new network here

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Timing and Opportunities

• We hope to have this infrastructure available on/about 1-October-2003.

• Certainly it will be available for testing and use prior to SC2003.

• The GE links provide for new opportunities for collaboration between Asia, the US and Europe.

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SC2003

• This upgrade of TransPAC provides a significant opportunity to showcase Asia-US-EU science collaborations at SC2003.

• We are excited about this opportunity and ready to assist.

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Additional Areas of Focus

• Global collaborations such as GFarm, Abilene Observatory and PlanetLab. John Hicks is leading this effort.

• Security cooperation. Jim Williams is leading this effort.

• Tool development and sharing. Chris Robb is leading this effort.

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Web sites of interest

• TransPAC http://www.transpac.org

• TransLight http://www.startap.net/translight/

• SC2003 http://www.scconference.org/sc2003/

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Questions??

Jim Williams

williams@indiana.edu