SCinet '96 Information

Overview of SCinet '96

The networking component of the annual SUPERCOMPUTING conference increases in importance and complexity each year. SCinet, the on-site network designed and built especially for these conferences, vividly demonstrates the role that high-performance computing and communications technology have played and will continue to play in the development of what we commonly refer to as the information superhighway.

SC'96 will build on the networking activities of previous conferences, providing many venues and opportunities for attendees to participate and view communications technology "at work" on many platforms and applications.

For SC'96, the SCinet infrastructure full be a fully integrated network including the following components:

a Global Wide Area Applications Testbed (G-WAAT),
a commodity network infrastructure available to exhibitor and researcher booths the day they move into the building, and
a high speed network infrastructure available throughout the duration of the conference.

SCinet will also be providing networking infrastructure to selected meeting rooms, the Education Workshops, an email room and other areas as needed or requested.

In order to provide a stable network environment, SCinet has established deadlines for submitting requests for show floor connectivity. These deadlines can be found off the home page associated with each specific conference area.

Team Members

The following members make up this year's SCinet '96 team:

Steve Wolff, Cisco Systems, SC'96 Networking Chair

Responsible for the overall design, development and implementation of the WAN and LAN infrastructure.

Bilal Chinoy, San Diego Supercomputer Center

Responsible for coordinating the G-WAAT effort, which includes soliciting applications, along with designing, developing and implementing the WAN infrastructure required for the conference.

Wendy Huntoon and Ken Goodwin, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center