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  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • December 1, 2004
    An article by Michael Kanellos:

    ``A group of researchers have found a way to quickly transfer huge amounts of data over computer networks, paving the way for greater global scientific cooperation and future commercial uses.

    ``By shuttling data at a sustained rate of 101 gigabits--the equivalent of three DVD movies--per second between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, the so-called High Energy Physics team shattered a record for data transfer and won the Supercomputing Bandwidth Challenge, a contest geared toward improving network connection speed for grid computing.

    ``The team sustained the 101-gigabit speed for only a few minutes during the 90-minute demonstration, peaking at just above the 101-gigabit mark. But `we are confident if we did it again...we would sustain the 100+gbps throughput for hours,' Harvey Newman, professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology and the head of the team, wrote in an e-mail. Transfer rates of 130gbps to 140gbps are likely possible, he added.''

    Full story:
    http://news.com.com/2100-1033-5471325.html

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