[info-tech] SLAC Scientists Help Set Data Transfer Speed Record

[Rexxx Peterson]

SLAC Scientists Help Set Data Transfer Speed Record Transmit 6.7 Gigabytes of data � the data equivalent of 4 hours of DVD-quality movies � across 7000 miles in less than a minute? Can do.     The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) is part of an international relay team that was  recently awarded a certified data transfer speed record by the Internet2 consortium. The team transferred un-compressed data at 923 megabits per second for 58 seconds from Sunnyvale to Amsterdam � a distance of almost 6,800 miles, or about 1/4th of the way around the world. This transfer speed is more than 3500 times as fast as a typical home Internet broadband connection.   �This new world record for SLAC is an example of an Office of Science laboratory working collaboratively with industry to drive forward worldwide high-speed data transfer,� said Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Director of the Energy Department�s Office of Science. �It underlines the tradition in particle physics of groundbreaking work in manipulation and transfer of enormous datasets.� Known practical benefactors of such high speed data transfer include, as Les Cottrell, assistant director of the SLAC Computer Services noted, ��doctors at multiple sites sharing and discussing a patient's cardio-angiographs to diagnose and plan treatment, or disaster recovery experts sharing information across the globe in near real-time to develop recovery and relief plans." Intended to deliver much more than merely a faster Web or email, these new technologies augment new applications such as digital libraries, virtual laboratories and distance learning. Thanks Rex Peterson District Tech, Web Master,  A+ Rockwell City Lytton Schools Rockwell City, Iowa 50579 1.712.830.7097 [EMAIL PROTECTED]