New speed record for storage using lightpaths

In November SURFnet contributed to setting a new speed record for the transport of data over lightpaths. Lightpaths with a combined bandwidth of 110 Gbit/s were set up at the SuperComputing 2008 (SC08) event that took place in Austin, Texas, between storage facilities in the United States, the Netherlands, Estonia, Brazil, and Korea, among others.

The record was set during a demonstration by an international team of scientists and network specialists coordinated by the California Institute of Technology. It was demonstrated how data can be collected and distributed from the CERN Large Hadron Collider through lightpaths over hybrid networks such as SURFnet6.
SURFnet is a leader in the use of optical technology. Already in 2002 SURFnet founded NetherLight, which played a role in setting the new speed record. Netherlight is the optical gateway to Europe for lightpaths.
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