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| WHAT IS AMPATH™ |
AMPATH serves as the premiere interconnection point for
network-enabled U.S.-Latin America and Caribbean science
research and education. Through its exchange point
facilities in Miami, Florida, high-bandwidth network
services are available for U.S. and international research
and education networks to extend participation to
underrepresented groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.
AMPATH works as a major research facility recognized by the
U.S. National Science Foundation, supporting international
e-science.
AMPATH provides a variety of connection technologies:
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Layer2 ethernet connections, up to 10 Gigabits
per second, including ethernet vlans mapped
using Next-Generation SONET/SDH protocols.
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Packet Over SONET (POS)/Synchronous Data
Hierarchy (SDH) connections.
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) connections.
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Standard interface configuration includes
support for jumbo frames.
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