Taiwan’s National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC) is deploying Cisco Systems’ routing and optical gear for an advanced research network operating at 20 Gbps at the core. Taiwan Advanced Research and Education Network (TWAREN) will initially provide services to some 60 universities, colleges, research institutions and national research centers throughout the island. It will support IPv6, multicasting, network security, video, voice and integrated multimedia applications.
The network consists of three tiers – production network, research network and optical network. The production network, which began operation in March 2004, is a dual circuit for its backbone and links to four core nodes and 11 GigaPOPs. The core nodes and the GigaPOPs are powered by the Cisco 7600 Series and 12000 Series routers. The optical network uses the Cisco ONS 15600 Multiservice Switching Platform (MSSP) and Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP). http://www.cisco.com
