Abstract

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Confluence of Opportunities • New data-intensive science instruments in the southern hemisphere: – Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) in Chile – SKA in South Africa • New submarine cables in South Atlantic • Network aggregation in the southern hemisphere • Leveraging network infrastructure linking the US, South America, and Africa Page 4 The Phenomenon in S. Hemisphere • New scientific instruments are being developed in the southern hemisphere that will increase the need for large, real-time data transfers among scientists throughout the world: – The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) being built in Chile • Will produce 6.4 GB images that must be transferred to the US in 5 seconds – The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) in South Africa • Will transmit approximately 160Gbps of data from each radio dish to a central processor 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 …

Date

2017

Authors

L Ibarra, J Bezerra, LF Lopez, H Morgan, D Cox

Journal

WACREN 2017