AmLight ExP Newsletter January-March 2021

ESnet and FIU Receive NSF Award for Q-Factor

March 23, 2021

Energy Science Network (ESnet) and Florida International University (FIU) received a two-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure research grant for “Q-Factor: A framework to enable high-speed data transfer optimization based on real-time network state information provided by programmable data planes.” This framework enables high-speed data transfer optimization based on real-time programmable data plane telemetry … Read more

Pegasus and AtlanticWave-SDX Help Orchestrating Science Applications
April 5, 2021

For global-scale scientific applications, Open Exchange Points (OXP) are the critical communication infrastructure to connect the compute resources and the data intensive instruments that are often located in different continents. For nearly a decade, Software Defined Networking (SDN) has been introduced into the OXP domains to create a Software Defined eXchange (SDX) that can dramatically improve the network utilization, programmability, and the efficiency to manage network resources. This opens the door to allow the resource orchestrator and application software to make the best use of the networking capabilities in real time. The collaboration between the Pegasus and AtlanticWave-SDX (AW-SDX) projects demonstrates our vision to develop an end-to-end resource orchestration framework that will enable intelligent interactions between the scientific workflows and the network substrate … Read More

The 6th Annual WACREN Conference 2021
March 15-19, 2021

The 6th Annual Conference of Stakeholders of WACREN took place on March 15-19, 2021. The AmLight team, in collaboration with REN representatives from Latin America and South Africa, presented “Introducing new technologies, innovations, and collaborations in R&E Networking between Africa, Latin America, Europe, and the US through new international projects.” This year’s conference was virtual, considering the status of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated challenges, and was hosted by the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) in partnership with the Agence pour le Développement du Numérique (ADN Benin). The multi-session, online rendezvous drew a wide range of participants. They included higher education policy and decision-makers, national research and education networks (NRENs) and their stakeholder communities, government ministries and agencies in charge of higher education (HE) and digital transformation, regional political bodies, academics, and researchers across the region … Read More

BELLA: the EllaLink cable between South America and Europe and the future expansion of RedClara
January 11, 2021

In 2021 South America will be able to count for the first time on a latest-generation submarine communication cable system directly connected to Europe. On December 14th, 2020, EllaLink, owner of the submarine cable of the same name, and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), responsible for the manufacture and deployment of the cable system, carried out the anchorage of the EllaLink cable at the Beach of the Future in Fortaleza, capital of the Brazilian state of Ceará. The connection between Fortaleza and Sines in Portugal, a distance of around 6000 km, is expected to be completed in January 2021, and the resulting cable is expected to be ready for service (RFS) in the second quarter of 2021 … Read More

In-band Network Telemetry @ AmLight: Lessons Learned after 2 years
January 22, 2021

Since 2019, a lot of progress has been achieved, and we would like to share what In-Band Network Telemetry (INT) is capable of and how INT has become the foundation of three other NSF projects at Florida International University (FIU). AmLight team review In-Band Network Telemetry and streaming telemetry, past/future challenges, described how AmLight will support INT in its intercontinental network, how INT will be consumed, opportunities for future work and collaborations, and next steps … Read More

TICAL2021 and the 5th Latin American e-Science Meeting opened their calls for papers

The TICAL Conference and the Latin American e-Science Meeting announced during February 10th, the opening of their calls for papers, inviting ICT directors, academics and researchers from Latin American universities to present their research efforts that express the development of initiatives that are contributing to the theme chosen for this edition of the events that will be held between August 30 and September 2, 2021, in virtual and free of charge format … Read More

Network Performing Arts Production Virtual 2021 Workshop

We want to highlight an upcoming opportunity. Internet2, GÉANT, and other key partners are hosting a virtual version of the annual Network Performing Arts Production Workshop (NPAPW). This is a free-of-charge workshop and will welcome as many as possible to join. Registration is required to participate.
What: Network Performing Arts Production Virtual 2021 Workshop
When: 27-28 April 2021
Registration: https://service5.internet2.edu/…/NWS-0421/registrations
Program Agenda: https://internet2.edu/upcoming-events/i2-online/
Sessions are held on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Tuesday’s sessions begin at 10 a.m. and Wednesday’s sessions begin at 3 pm … Read more

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AmLight-ExP project is supported by NSF Award #1451018 and #2029283. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in AmLight ExP materials are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.