Project Grant 2346681

Award Date 4/1/24
Completion Date 3/31/26
Dollars Obligated $650K
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Federal Grant Program
47.070
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Alafaya, FL 32816, USA

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division (UCF) was awarded a $649,999 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to develop advanced networking capabilities to support data-intensive research at the university. The key products and services delivered through this grant include:

(1) Building a 100 Gbps research network to enable high-speed access between targeted UCF research labs and the university's advanced computing facilities. (2) Installing performance monitoring and data transfer nodes at key locations to track research data movement. (3) Augmenting the campus network with a software-defined networking (SDN) setup to support UCF's research and teaching activities. (4) Enabling experimental SDN research using real network traffic to explore techniques for reducing end-to-end latency.

This grant will also provide valuable research and hands-on learning opportunities for UCF graduate students in networking and computer science. The award term runs from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026.

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