THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, MID-ATLANTIC CROSSROADS (MAX) IS BEING USED BY THE EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS FOR…

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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, MID-ATLANTIC CROSSROADS (MAX) IS BEING USED BY THE EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS FOR NETWORK TRAFFIC CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE ESDIS PROJECT HAS BEEN USING THE MAX, AND THE CONNECTIVITY IT PROVIDES TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS SUCCESSFULLY FOR OVER 10 YEARS. THIS INTERFACE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY CONNECTIVITY FOR THE NETWORK TRAFFIC FOR THE EOS MISSIONS INCLUDING OUR FLAGSHIP MISSIONS: TERRA, AQUA AND AURA TO UNIVERSITIES, INTERNATIONAL PEERS AND OTHER FEDERAL NETWORKS. THE CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAX WITH ALL OF THE BENEFITS OF MAX MEMBERSHIP THEREIN: INCLUDING FULL CONNECTIVITY TO INTERNET 2, OTHER FEDERAL NETWORKS SUCH AS DREN, ESNET, AND ALL OTHER MAX PEERING NETWORKS; A HIGH RATE 10 GIGABITS PER SECOND (GBPS) CONNECTION TO THE MAX NETWORKS; A LOW RATE 1 GBPS REDUNDANT CONNECTION; AND MAINTENANCE FOR OUR 1 AND 10 GBPS INTERFACES. NO GFE EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED BY THIS PROCUREMENT.