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A Nationwide 400-Gbps Backbone Network for Research and Education in Japan

Takashi KURIMOTO, Koji SASAYAMA, Osamu AKASHI, Kenjiro YAMANAKA, Naoya KITAGAWA, Shigeo URUSHIDANI

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Summary :

This paper describes the architectural design, services, and operation and monitoring functions of Science Information NETwork 6 (SINET6), a 400-Gigabit Ethernet-based academic backbone network launched on a nationwide scale in April 2022. In response to the requirements from universities and research institutions, SINET upgraded its world-class network speed, improved its accessibility, enhanced services and security, incorporated 5G mobile functions, and strengthened international connectivity. With fully-meshed connectivity and fast rerouting, it attains nationwide high performance and high reliability. The evaluation results of network performance are also reported.

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications Vol.E106-B No.12 pp.1275-1285
Publication Date
2023/12/01
Publicized
2023/06/01
Online ISSN
1745-1345
DOI
10.1587/transcom.2022TMI0002
Type of Manuscript
Special Section INVITED PAPER (Special Section on Towards Management for Future Communications and Services in Conjunction with Main Topics of APNOMS2022)
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Takashi KURIMOTO
  National Institute of Informatics
Koji SASAYAMA
  National Institute of Informatics
Osamu AKASHI
  National Institute of Informatics
Kenjiro YAMANAKA
  National Institute of Informatics
Naoya KITAGAWA
  National Institute of Informatics
Shigeo URUSHIDANI
  National Institute of Informatics

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