NDDI
IN@IU recently partnered with the Network Development and Deployment Initiative (NDDI) to launch the iNDDI Engagement Program (iNDDI-EP). The program aims to extend the Open Science, Scholarship and Services Exchange (OS3E)—a new Internet2 Network service—to IN@IU partners around the world. Built using the first production deployment of OpenFlow technology, OS3E is a software-defined network that:
- Encourages experimentation with new internet protocols and architectures
- Enables domain scientists to accelerate research with collaborators around the globe
The service creates an unprecedented platform of support for projects ranging from the global exchange of massive datasets from the Large Hadron Collider to large-scale network research initiatives like the NSF's Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) project. IN@IU is also developing e-science workshops and guidelines for international connections to experimental network infrastructure.