Telescience and high bandwidth networking

Summary form only given. The requirements for high bandwidth networking to support telescience and the science community are discussed. High-rate sensors (such as synthetic aperture radars and high-resolution infrared spectrometer) can generate data at 300 Mb/s. Interaction with remote laboratories requires transmission of video images. Low delay is required for remote control, implying high bandwidth in the networks. Graphic workstations interacting with supercomputers require high-bandwidth connections. Access to remote multimedia databases requires the ability to browse and retrieve such data at high rates and low delay. Tools supporting cooperative research (e.g. multimedia computer supported teleconferencing) require significant bandwidth and low delay