ORNL: Science & Technology: High Performance Computing: Networking Research

OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY

High Performance Networking Research

Whether connecting a single user to a supercomputer, or connecting heterogeneous systems together across the country, ORNL is on the leading edge of networking research.

ORNL Network Research

Current ORNL Networking Research activities include high speed networking, intrusion detection and QoS. more

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Related past projects

ORNL network research ranges from broad based needs like optimized routing, through leading edge areas like wireless communication networks for collaborating robots, to future technologies like quantum teleportation.

Probe storage testbed
CESAR Quantum Information Science
CESAR Optical Systems

Network security

ORNL's involvement in network security ranges from testing and evaluation of commercial solutions to development of specialized tools.

Backtracking spoofed packets
Group Key Management
Intrusion detection: Change detection
Virtual Private Networks

Network resources

ORNL supports a wide range of network resources, supporting production, experimental, and research activities.

ORNL network (pdf's): current | new
CSM Network and Cluster Computing group
Networking and Computing Technologies division (NCTD)
    NCTD's Network Services

National involvement

ORNL's expertise in many areas of networking has led to national responsibilities.

ORNL is a major hub on ESnet3 and represented on the ESnet steering committee
ORNL Chairs the ESnet site coordinating committee
ORNL led SCiNet at SC99 and SC2000 and continues key involvement in the SCxy series (for one week each year SciNet is the highest performance LAN on earth)
ORNL operates DOE's largest LAN (internal link)

History of networking research at ORNL

ORNL has long been invovled in innovative developments in networking. Recognition has included a 1996 R&D 100 award for OC12 work.

IP multicast
Paragon ATM OC12 tests
Active Network (netlets)
ATM latency testing using GPS
Dynamic Routing
End-to-end QoS routing (netlets)
Internet steganography
IPv6 (next generation IP testbed)