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"IU has used the power of world-class computing systems, networks, and software tools to support and develop a wide range of cutting-edge research initiatives," said Craig Stewart, executive director of IU's Pervasive Technology Institute and associate dean of Research Technologies. "Our SC11 display will highlight a broad spectrum of these groundbreaking innovations, demonstrating supercomputing's potential to create research breakthroughs."

The IU team has taken a leadership role in many aspects of SC11, with staff members serving on the event's planning committee. Additionally, IU network engineers will help set up and support SCinet, a leading-edge network equipped with OpenFlow-capable switches from vendors such as IBM. SCinet will address the high-performance computing, storage, and networking needs of all SC11 exhibitors and attendees.

The university also has a leading or partnering role on three of the ten submissions to the SC11 SCinet Research Sandbox (SRS), and will host demonstrations for a fourth submission in its booth. SRS is a joint effort with the SC11 Technical Program to let researchers with innovative network approaches experimentally test their ideas in the unique environment of the SCinet networks.

IU's Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI) and Global Research Network Operations Center (GlobalNOC) will host the "Moving Fast, Thinking Big" exhibit, where visitors can engage in a variety of interactive demonstrations, including:

• FutureGrid
• Performance study of a molecular dynamics code using the Vampir Toolchain
• GlobalNOC Worldview
• ParalleX: Paradigm shifts in parallel computing
• FlowScale: Highly-scalable load balancing using OpenFlow

Visitors will also have a chance to see IU's Sandbox entry in action. The IU team will present "The Data Superconductor: An HPC cloud using data-intensive scientific applications, Lustre-WAN, and OpenFlow over 100Gb Ethernet" in booth #2239. Demonstrations will take place at the following times:

• Enabling Scientific Discovery with Application-Driven Networks: Mon. at 8pm; Tues. at 4pm and 4:30pm; Wed. at 11am, 11:30am, 5pm, and 5:30pm; Thurs. at 12:30pm
• Wide Area Lustre: Cross-country file systems at 100Gb/s: Mon. at 8:10pm; Tues. at 4:10pm and 4:40pm; Wed. at 11:10am, 11:40am, 5:10pm, and 5:40pm; Thurs. at 12:40pm
• Utilizing Centralized Storage for High Bandwidth Application Workflows: Mon. at 8:20pm; Tues. at 4:20 and 4:50pm; Wed. at 11:20am, 11:50am, 5:20pm, and 5:50pm; Thurs. at 12:50pm

Internet2, a key collaborator on IU's Sandbox entry, contributed a 100GbE circuit between Indianapolis and Chicago, as well as the optical system that brings that traffic to Seattle at 100Gb. In addition, Brocade contributed MLXe Ethernet routers equipped with 100GbE blades and a 15.36Tbps fabric for increased performance with less infrastructure and operational overhead. The 100GbE blades will let IU aggregate multiple ports to create a single logical link for greater bandwidth and reduced management.

IBM, Brocade, Ciena, DataDirect Networks, and Whamcloud provided support for IU's SC11 demonstrations. For more information about SC11, visit: http://sc11.supercomputing.org