ESSC End-user Connectivity WG
intra-ESnet connectivity good
ESnet <=> University connectivity often bad
ESSC set up WG to look at problem
- Ranked top 20 university sites by ER funding
- Monitored from SLAC & FNAL
- Identified worst (bad (6) to poor (8) performance)
- Recommended Esnet look at 6 BAD sites to understand costs of improving, DOE/ESnet will provide money
- Typical Frame Relay 1.5Mbps connections $1-3K/month
Notes:
BAD: UWash, Purdue, JHU, UOregon, Harvard, Duke
POOR: UCSD, UWisc, UPenn, UMd, UMich, OColo, UCIrvine
Define scenario, get price
Contact BAD universities, see if still interested & how to proceed
HEPNRC looking to connect Purdue as pilot
Concerns over connection to Internet 2 AND Esnet.