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New Internet2 Land-Speed Record (LSR)

Internet2 today [8 March 2006] announced that an international team set a new Internet2 Land Speed Records (I2-LSR) in both the IPv6 and IPv4 single and multi-stream categories. This record marks the fourth time a University of Tokyo-lead team has achieved an Internet2 Land Speed record. As an open and ongoing competition for the highest-bandwidth, end-to-end networks, Internet2 LSR awards represent the fastest rate at which data is transferred multiplied by the distance traveled.

For the IPv4 record, a team from the University of Tokyo, WIDE Project, Microsoft Corp., Pacific Northwest Gigapop, JGN2 and other institutions collaborated to create a network path over 30,000 kilometers in distance crossing eight international networks. In doing so, the team successfully transferred data at a rate of 7.99 Gbps which is equal to 239,820 terabit-meters per second (Tb-m/s).

For the IPv6 record, a team from the University of Tokyo, WIDE Project, Pacific Northwest Gigapop, JGN2, Chelsio Communications and other institutions created a path over 30,000 kilometers in distance crossing five international networks. The team transferred data at a rate of 6.18 Gbps. Achieving a mark of 185,400 terabit-meters per second (Tb-m/s) - 10.75% more than the previous record.

posted by Fergie @ 3/14/2006 07:35:00 AM