April 20, 2011
1:50 PM EDT
by
Internet2 shows what 8.8Tbps looks like
Last month when Internet2 announced that it was using Ciena's 100G coherent optical solution to built out its national network backbone that would connect more than 200,000 community anchor institutions, there was one number that caught everyone's attention.
8.8Tbps -- as in Terabits.
Bandwidth that huge is usually only seen in "hero experiments" and vendor product announcements talking about theoretical max capacity, but not in actual production network plans. So when Internet2 said that its network backbone capacity would go from 100G to 8.8Tbps with the planned upgrade, people took notice.
This week in Arlington, Virginia, Internet2 is hosting its 2011 Spring Member Meeting and giving attendees a look at what 8.8Tbps actually looks like. To do this, they are building out a POP right in the middle of the event floor, and even diverting real Internet2 network traffic through the POP. Now to be clear, they aren't running a full 8.8Tbps of traffic through the Crystal Gateway Marriott hotel, but they are showing the equipment that will make it happen across their national backbone.
Documenting the event and the build-out of the demo POP is Chris Robb, Director of Operations and Engineering at Internet2. "We wanted to provide attendees of the 2011 Spring Internet2 Member Meeting with a glimpse of what we’re getting ready to install at over 300 locations across the country," said Chris on the Internet2 blog earlier this week.
Chris has also posted an album of some great pictures from the set-up of the demo on the Internet2 Facebook page.
Leading up to the event, we were able to talk to Rob Vietzke, Executive Director of Network Services at Internet2 In the below video, Rob talks about the new 8.8Tbps network and what it means for Internet2 members.
Post A Comment
-
In the Lab with the Ciena 6500’s new packet features
May 22, 2013
-
Ciena 6500: Extreme Packet Makeover Edition
May 14, 2013
-
It’s Here: Ciena unveils its Trans-Pacific 100G WaveLogic 3 submarine transponder for submarine networks
April 23, 2013
-
New P-OTS survey puts Ciena ahead of our biggest competitors
March 18, 2013
-
Coherent optical turns 5: Here’s how it was made
March 15, 2013
-
Take better business decisions with GeoAnalytics
February 28, 2013
-
7 Reasons 2013 is the Year of the Network
February 26, 2013
-
Network Monetization: Build the business of your network
February 20, 2013
-
What is a GeoMesh Network?
January 24, 2013
-
How much bandwidth does Broadcast HD video use?
September 26, 2011 -
Ciena 6500: Extreme Packet Makeover Edition
May 14, 2013 -
Delivering on fully open SDN for service providers
April 25, 2013 -
It’s Here: Ciena unveils its Trans-Pacific 100G WaveLogic 3 submarine transponder for submarine networks
April 23, 2013 -
Ciena's little 3902 Carrier Ethernet switch wins big Cable award
May 13, 2013 -
On the hunt for 100G OpenFlow apps
May 9, 2013 -
Openness, from the top down: SDN for service providers
April 15, 2013 -
Coherent optical turns 5: Here’s how it was made
March 15, 2013 -
In the Lab with the Ciena 6500’s new packet features
May 22, 2013 -
Progress with OpenFlow: Much more than SDN-washing
May 6, 2013
