Networking and CyberInfrstructure Archive

Archive of NCSA CyberInfrastructure Mapping Visualizations

NSFnet Growth 1986-1994 Click here for more information Images and visualizations at multiple resolutions	1986-1994 the NSFnet has grown exponentially. Visualization shows the growth of the National Research and Educational Network (NREN), international sites and variety of stills at various resolutions. Click here for more information Small Movie 320x240 MPG, 9.2MB
NSF PACI and TeraGrid Visualizations 1999-2005 Click here for more information Images and visualizations at multiple resolutions	1999-2005 Static and animated visualizations of the NSF PACI and TeraGrid, and NSF PACI Program. Some stills are very high resolution of networks, institutions, and contributing communities. Click here for more information
Global Lambda Integrated Facility International high speed optical connections Click here for more information	International connections of high speed networks, IGRID2005. Click here for more information
Remote Virtual Collaboration in Action Small Movie 320x240 MPG, 18.9 MB See also VR Collaboration	This is a movie of a remote virtual collaboration recorded live in an active session between scientists at Old Dominion University and NCSA. Across a CAVE, Power Wall, desktop and Immersadesk, researchers navigate and share data across a variety of domains. This event was video recorded simultaneously in two locations in 1999 and edited to create this movie.
High Speed Network Small movie 610x368 JPEG, 111KB	1999 image of the VBNs, additional grid networks, including OC12, OC3, DS#, Application Technology teams, Virtual Reality Environments, PACI services, PACS Communities including CIC, SURA, EPSCoR.
PACI Zoom of Grid Small movie 416x240 MPG, 8.0MB	This is a camera zoom out from initial grid formation of the 1999 PACI virtual reality sites, computing, networking, and other infrastructure.
VBNs Growth Small movie 420x240 MPG, 16 MB	The animation begins in 1995, with 4 seconds per year. At 16 seconds new awards are added. Shows NSF awards as they are given; connections fade up based on engineering reports from the vBNS.