MAGPI Deploys Ciena on Networking Links for Federal Research Labs

Posted on: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:21:00 EDT


Symbols: ESCG
Jul 10, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
ESCG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Ciena announced that MAGPI (Mid-Atlantic Gigapop for Internet2), an Information Systems and Computing organization at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, has implemented a network based on the CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform to support network connectivity among multiple research labs located at Princeton University's Forrestal Campus and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Sciences Network 4 (ESnet4), which operates over Internet2's infrastructure.

ESnet4 provides the DOE with a communications infrastructure and network services to foster scientific collaboration to support the agency's research projects and goals.

Supporting new 10 GbE connectivity to replace a previous 155 Mbps service, Ciena's CN 4200 has increased network capacity and collaborative research capabilities for the labs, including the DOE's Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and Princeton's High Energy Physics Group.

"We were searching for a solution that met the data transfer and real-time collaboration needs of users across the multiple research institutions," said Greg Palmer, IT director at MAGPI. "With Ciena's CN 4200, we were able to implement an adaptive 10 GbE network infrastructure that meets our existing computing needs - with the ability to scale to meet future service demands - all from a compact platform that also addresses requirements for minimal space and power consumption."

The network deployment is being coordinated and managed by MAGPI, as part of a collaborative effort between the DOE/ESnet, NOAA and MAGPI.

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