CARRIOCAS project: an experimental high bit rate optical network tailored for computing and data intensive distributed applications

CARRIOCAS project studies and implements in a test bed a very high bit rate (up to 40 Gb/s per wavelength) network tailored for distributed applications. The investigations covers 40Gb/s component, systems and networking; network architecture, protocols and algorithms with a particular focus on application-network cooperation; and remote high resolution collaborative visualisation and distributed storage of massive volumes of data.