FABRIC

FABRIC is a unique national research infrastructure to enable cutting-edge and exploratory research at-scale in networking, cybersecurity, distributed computing and storage systems, machine learning, and science applications.

It is an everywhere programmable nationwide instrument comprised of novel extensible network elements equipped with large amounts of compute and storage, interconnected by high speed, dedicated optical links. It will connect a number of specialized testbeds (5G/IoT PAWR, NSF Clouds) and high-performance computing facilities to create a rich fabric for a wide variety of experimental activities.

RENCI PI: Ilya Baldin. RENCI leads the construction of this $20M experimental nation-wide network facility intended to support next-generation networking, distributed systems and applications research.

• Clemson University
• Columbia University
• Energy Sciences Network
• Florida International University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Internet2
• National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• Rutgers University
• SRI International
• Texas Advanced Computing Center
• University of California San Diego
• University of Chicago
• University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
• University of Kentucky
• University of Utah
• University of Virginia
• US Ignite

• National Science Foundation