High-End Computing Capability
Computing power to answer NASA's complex science and engineering questions
Networking Resources
Our local-area network (LAN) supports high-speed connections and data transfers for all HECC supercomputing systems, visualization systems, and other resources. The LAN is composed almost entirely of Cisco Systems® equipment and has a 10 gigabit (GigE) Ethernet backbone supporting both 1G and 10G hosts.
Network Systems Facts
- 100 TB inbound daily average
- 140 TB outbound daily average
- Active server access ports supporting NASA supercomputing, visualization, and enterprise systems:
- 1,750 1-Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
- 120 10-Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
- 200 25-Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
- Main switch fabric capacity: 25.6 Tbps
- 100 Gigabit Network Backbone Infrastructure
- Ethernet network switches, including:
- 27 Cisco switches that provide network connectivity for the HEC Supercomputer Infrastructure, the NAS staff, and scientists and researchers across NASA, universities, and research institutions.
- 4 separate VPN domains within the supercomputing network
Cabling Infrastructure
The network cabling infrastructure is modular, flexible, and quickly reusable.
- 14 sub-floor panels with a capacity of 96 copper ports and 96 fiber ports each
- One of the largest InfiniBand (IB) networks in the world, with over 56 miles of cabling
- Two distinct IB fabrics for Pleiades
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