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Network As
a start, the NGPP connects NUS, NTU, SMA, One-North
(the new science park where Bioinformatics Institute
(BII) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) are located),
and the Capricorn at Singapore Science Park II (where
the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC)
is located) locally.
NGPP Network Diagram
The
NGPP has a 1 Gbps network backbone, with local and
international internet and
Internet2 connectivities via SingAREN.
SingAREN
(The Singapore Advanced Research and Education Network),
funded by A*STAR, is a national initiative since 1997
to create a high-speed broadband network platform to
support research and education as well as advanced
network technology development in Singapore. It serves
users from academic, research organisations and industry.
SingAREN maintains links to the USA, Taiwan
and Korea. With these links, SingAREN is able to communicate
with
the
Internet2 community in the USA and other communities
in the Asia-Pacific region.
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