VICTORIA – The University of Victoria was part of a test this week that saw scientists break the world record for data centre speeds.
According to a BBC report, data was moved back and forth between the University of Victoria in British Columbia, and the Washington State Convention Centre in Seattle at a combined rate of 186Gbps (gigabits per second), breaking the previous record of 119Gbps set in 2009.
Researchers said that 186Gbps is fast enough to transfer two million gigabytes of data, or 100,000 full Blu-ray discs in one day, and that the trial could pave the way for networks with standard transfer rates of 100Gbps.
The distances spanned nearly 212 km (131 miles), and relied on the latest optical equipment, highly tuned servers and ran over a 100Gbps circuit, set up by CANARIE, Canada's Advanced Research and Innovation Network.
