Monday, April 14th 2008

CERN Developing New Internet

Jimmy 2004

Apr 14th, 2008 14:14 Discuss (27 Comments)

CERN, home of the world's most advanced particle accelerator and birthplace of modern day TCP/IP internet connections, has begun work on a replacement for the current internet. The new system can run at speeds 10,000 times faster than today's typical connections, and has been developed to meet the demands of CERN's new Large Hadron Collider. The grid, which utilizes fiber optics, already boasts 55,000 servers (a number which is expected to reach 200,000 within a couple of years) and connects CERN to 11 research locations in the USA, Canada, Europe and the Far East. Each of these locations is then linked to academic locations, and it is expected that by autumn a student at any university in the UK could connect to the new high-speed grid rather than the current internet. The development could make desktop storage a thing of the past, although it would probably be a nightmare for music labels.

Source: DailyTech

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Jimmy 2004

Thanks to CrAsHnBuRnXp for sending this in.

WhiteLotus

I heard about this a while back i think, well the prospect of making another Internet anyway. I honestly think that this type of thing is the way to go - but it would have to be protected to the hilt.

Jess Stingray

I can't wait to see how this works. It would be amazing - you could buy games online and have them ready to play within 5 minutes :D I WANT NOW!!!

WhiteLotus

And music, fast speeds it will just be a shortcut to the main holding of the file, all you do is tell it to play the file to you.

Unregistered

"you could buy games online and have them ready to play within 5 minutes :D"

5Minutes I would say 1second :D:D:D
:rockout:

Darkrealms

moto666"you could buy games online and have them ready to play within 5 minutes :D"

5Minutes I would say 1second :D:D:D
:rockout:

If games loaded that fast think of how fast that virus would load!

Definately agree Security from hell to keep up.

CrAsHnBuRnXp

This would definitely be a major technological breakthrough for us. I never imagined I would live to see this but I guess I was wrong. This sort of speed for internet would definitely give the RIAA multiple heart attacks.

asb2106

I think I heard of this awhile back,

is this the same system as the idea of processing power too.

I read an article in Maximum PC awhile back that said computers of the future will just be a giant NIC. And servers will hold all the processing power, we will basically just buy the power that we want from the server and use it accordingly.

I dont really like this idea. To me it just gives the government and hackers the ability to look into anything they would like. Seems like privacy is out the window at this point

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

CERN, home of the world’s most advanced particle accelerator

wasnt it a partical accelerator which could mutilate a Gundam or any we talking about another accelerator

#10

Steevo

asb2106I think I heard of this awhile back,

is this the same system as the idea of processing power too.

I read an article in Maximum PC awhile back that said computers of the future will just be a giant NIC. And servers will hold all the processing power, we will basically just buy the power that we want from the server and use it accordingly.

I dont really like this idea. To me it just gives the government and hackers the ability to look into anything they would like. Seems like privacy is out the window at this point

Doubtful based on consumer trust issues. Thin clients based on local in home servers for the majority of home users is going to be a big thing in the next 5 years.

#11

Darkrealms

Steevo
asb2106I think I heard of this awhile back,

is this the same system as the idea of processing power too.

I read an article in Maximum PC awhile back that said computers of the future will just be a giant NIC. And servers will hold all the processing power, we will basically just buy the power that we want from the server and use it accordingly.

I dont really like this idea. To me it just gives the government and hackers the ability to look into anything they would like. Seems like privacy is out the window at this point
Doubtful based on consumer trust issues. Thin clients based on local in home servers for the majority of home users is going to be a big thing in the next 5 years.

I don't think I like either option listed. Maybe a central data center for music,movies,etc but I would much rather have a full PC and what I want available on it. Plus for security against hacks/viruses.
Maybe I'm just paranoid but I don't trust all the users I let on some of my PCs, I have no problem with reflashing other PCs in my house.

#12

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

the problem with fiberoptics is they are extremely delicate, you can sand the strands with a piece of printer paper- just proves that paper isnt all that smooth. Durability becomes a Issue.

#13

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

Is this based off of Internet2 or is this a radically different idea?

#14

magibeg

Its pretty much just a large fiberoptic network with a high end infrastructure so theres nothing to slow it down. We won't be on the getting end of this for a very long time. You'ld be amazed how fast the network we're on now can send information. (and just to cover my tracks when i say the network we're on now i mean the internet)

#15

PVTCaboose1337

Graphical Hacker

I also heard about this. Its just like a gigantic LAN.

#16

Scrizz

moto666"you could buy games online and have them ready to play within 5 minutes :D"

5Minutes I would say 1second :D:D:D
:rockout:

now we have to wait for hard drives to catchup :laugh:

#17

farlex85

Good going cern, that'll be sweet. Now if they could only find quantum sized black holes that prove the existence of the graviton and the validation of string theory, this may be a good year yet.........

#18

magibeg

Bah string theory, all it has is an internal operating logic. Also which version? open ended? closed loop? How many dimensions? Just because the math works doesn't make it true ;)

#19

farlex85

magibegBah string theory, all it has is an internal operating logic. Also which version? open ended? closed loop? How many dimensions? Just because the math works doesn't make it true ;)

Superstring theory or M theory, which encompasses all the others. 10 spatial deminsions+time. Includes closed and open ended. Indeed its just a theory, but to me it is exciting nonetheless. Hell gravity is just a theory. So is relativity. So is evolution. They weren't so supported when first proposed either. But they have been around for a while and have collected more evidence to support them, and are also much easier to test, so they are widely accepted. ;)

Give super string theory some more time before discounting it completely. So far it is the only mathematical solution to the existence of everything known in the universe........

#20

cdawall

where the hell are my stars

CERN....birthplace of modern day TCP/IP internet connections

is that were al gore is from?

#21

PrudentPrincess

DarkrealmsIf games loaded that fast think of how fast that virus would load!

Definately agree Security from hell to keep up.

Its not like viruses need any time to load anyway. If speed was the only issue malware and viruses had to deal with we'd be screwed.

#22

AphexDreamer

Ha, I heard about this on the Radio today, what are the odds. I thought the guy on 104 was Full of Sh!! but I guess not.

#23

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

Would be interesting to see how they price the services when it opens up to the public. The fact that it's "oh so better than your regular interwebs" would tempt the service providers to price it horribly, the way the so called 'broadband' providers did when it was new to the market of users using dial-up networking.

#24

xmountainxlionx

CrAsHnBuRnXpThis would definitely be a major technological breakthrough for us. I never imagined I would live to see this but I guess I was wrong. This sort of speed for internet would definitely give the RIAA multiple heart attacks.

id say ill live to see the technological peak and then the downfall of man...proabably see the day i die too

#25

jbunch07

btarunrWould be interesting to see how they price the services when it opens up to the public. The fact that it's "oh so better than your regular interwebs" would tempt the service providers to price it horribly, the way the so called 'broadband' providers did when it was new to the market of users using dial-up networking.

10,000 times the speed 10,000 times the price

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