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FABRIC is Adaptive Programmable Research Infrastructure for Computer Science and Science Applications
FABRIC is a unique national research infrastructure to enable cutting-edge and exploratory research at-scale in networking, cybersecurity, distributed computing and storage systems, machine learning, and science applications.
It is an everywhere programmable nationwide instrument comprised of novel extensible network elements equipped with large amounts of compute and storage, interconnected by high speed, dedicated optical links. It will connect a number of specialized testbeds (5G/IoT PAWR, NSF Clouds) and high-performance computing facilities to create a rich fabric for a wide variety of experimental activities.
Enables New Internet and Science Applications
FABRIC Status
We are in the process of finalizing facility designs, deployment plans, and acceptance procedures.
We plan to begin hardware prototyping and software implementation in January 2020.
Contribute
You can make an impact on FABRIC! As FABRIC is in its very beginning stages, we would love the chance to collaborate with you and the community.
Have interest or wisdom to share? Join the community!
Support
FABRIC is supported in part by a Mid-Scale RI-1 NSF award under Grant No. 1935966.
Anticipated FABRIC Topology
Development Timeline
10/01/2019 - 09/30/2020
Finalize node and topology designs and deployment plans, collect community feedback. Design and begin implementation of control and measurement software. Prototype and test different FABRIC nodes.
FABRIC Contributors
FABRIC Core Team
- Ilya BaldinRENCI
- Anita NikolichIllinois Institute of Technology
- Paul RuthRENCI
- Jim GriffioenUniversity of Kentucky
- KC WangClemson University
- Inder MongaLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Tom LehmanVirnao
Science/Design Drivers
- Malathi VeeraraghavanUniversity of Virginia
- Alex AfanasievFlorida International University
- Russ ClarkGeorgia Institute of Technology
- Phil PorrasStanford SRI
Facility Partners
- Rob RicciCloudLab@University of Utah
- Kobus van der MerwePowder@University of Utah
- Kate KeaheyChameleon@University of Chicago/ANL
- Glenn RicartUS Ignite
- Julio IbarraAMPATH@Florida International University
- Thomas DeFantiPRP@University of California San Diego
- Ethan Katz-BassettPEERING@Columbia University
- Ivan SeskarCOSMOS@Rutgers University
- Barr von OehsenERN@Rutgers University
- Dan StanzioneTexas Advanced Computing Center
- John TownsNational Center for Supercomputing Applications
- David WheelerNational Center for Supercomputing Applications
- Matt ZekauskasInternet2
Partners
FABRIC is made possible by collaborations with the following organizations.
