30 Dec 2024 – The AER members played an important role in enabling the high-speed transfers In the recent SuperComputing 2024 Conference held in Atlanta Georgia on 17 – 22 Nov 2024. NICT conducted a high-speed 800 Gbps data transfer experiment using NII’s high-speed data transfer tool, Massively Multi-Connections file transfer protocol (MMCFTP)1. Data was routed from Tokyo to Atlanta using multiple 100Gbps routes, the longest route was the Tokyo-Singapore-Marseille-Basilli-Atlanta, assembled from various global Research and Education networks2.
Please refer to the NICT published report outlining the experiment’s findings and analysis in this link.3
In a recent publication by GÉANT4, find out how the AER members, contributed to the success of this experiment by mitigating the unexpected network disruption from the France-Singapore route brought on by subsea cable cuts in November 2024.
“Participating in the SC24 demonstration of MMCFTP, as the pan-European research and education network provider, was a true privilege: this project showcased the dedication of a global community to push the boundaries of data transfer capabilities.” – Keith Slater, Senior Service Manager at GÉANT aka AER Engineering Workgroup Chair.
This exercise demonstrated the seamless teamwork between the international R&E partnership to accomplish a common goal – to advance innovation and challenge the boundaries of connectivity! AER is proud to be a part of this important progress!
Updated as of 16 Jan 2025
Reference
- Abstract of the demonstration in detail – NRE14: “MMCFTP’s data transfer experiment using ten 100Gbps lines between Japan and USA” by NII”
- Massively Multi-Connections file transfer protocol (MMCFTP)
- NICT’s Integrated Testbed website (https://testbed.nict.go.jp/english/) and the original report can be found in this link.
- The featured article about the NICT 800G SC24 demo in GÉANT website (link here).