New fiber optic access to speed computing abilities.
Washington State University researchers soon will be able to complete their online work more efficiently, thanks to a recently negotiated agreement to lease fiber-optic cable access.
The University's Information Technology Services division agreed to a deal with 360 Network Inc. of Seattle that will provide 40 gigabyte per second capacity.
The currently unused fiber-optic cable—known in the computer industry as "dark fiber"—will give faculty and researchers the ability to rapidly conduct massive data computations and transfers, and to network efficiently with other universities and researchers nationwide and worldwide.
The high-speed access will cost the University $5 million over the next seven years.
The 360 Network fiber will connect the WSU Pullman campus to Spokane, Seattle, and the University of Washington, then via the Pacific Northwest Gigapop system, www.pnw-gigapop.net, to research and education institutions on the Pacific Rim. It also will provide a link to Boise and the Idaho Regional Optical Network (IRON), which connects to similar optical networks throughout the continental United States.
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