Nationwide Experimental Multi-Gigabit Network

摘要

The High Speed Connectivity Consortium (HSCC) created a nation-wide multi-gigabit network, capable of gigabit connections to end user sites, using fiber optic links at OC-48 rates. The consortium provided high-speed access to the network with consumption-based pricing for affordability. The network backbone was provided by Qwest using their national network. Local access was provided by various sources such as power utilities, Competitive local exchange carriers, and other Right-of-Way owners. The network provided high speed connectivity for research in networking architectures, high bandwidth applications, and protocol research. Specifically, the Matisee Project, a joint collaboration between UC Berkeley, LBNL, CMU, MIT, CNRI and USC/ISI utilized the network for remote MEMS design, fabrication and testing/experiments. The network enabled research into why host systems and the TCP protocols have so much difficulty achieving high performance when operating across high bandwidth delay product networks. The network also enabled research and testing into the distribution of Uncompressed HTDV across wide area networks.