<s>
SCinet	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
high-performance	O
network	B-Architecture
built	O
annually	O
by	O
volunteers	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
(	O
formerly	O
Supercomputing	O
,	O
the	O
International	O
Conference	O
for	O
High	O
Performance	O
Computing	O
,	O
Networking	O
,	O
Storage	O
and	O
Analysis	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCinet	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
primary	O
network	B-Architecture
for	O
the	O
yearly	O
conference	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
attendees	O
and	O
exhibitors	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
and	O
test	O
high-performance	O
computing	O
and	O
networking	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCinet	B-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
a	O
hub	O
for	O
the	O
international	O
networking	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
platform	O
to	O
share	O
the	O
latest	O
research	O
,	O
technologies	O
,	O
and	O
demonstrations	O
for	O
networks	O
,	O
network	B-Architecture
technology	O
providers	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
software	O
developers	O
who	O
are	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
supporting	O
HPC	O
communities	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
institutions	O
or	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
computing	O
sites	O
,	O
equipment	O
vendors	O
,	O
research	O
and	O
education	O
networks	O
,	O
government	O
agencies	O
and	O
telecommunications	O
carriers	O
collaborate	O
via	O
technology	O
and	O
in-person	O
to	O
design	O
,	O
build	O
and	O
operate	O
SCinet	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
credentialed	O
individuals	O
have	O
volunteered	O
at	O
SCinet	B-General_Concept
for	O
years	O
,	O
first	O
timers	O
join	O
the	O
team	O
each	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2017	O
SCinet	B-General_Concept
team	O
included	O
women	O
and	O
men	O
from	O
high	O
performance	O
computing	O
institutions	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originated	O
in	O
1991	O
as	O
an	O
initiative	O
within	O
the	O
SC	O
conference	O
to	O
provide	O
networking	O
to	O
attendees	O
,	O
SCinet	B-General_Concept
has	O
grown	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
"	O
World	O
's	O
Fastest	O
Network	B-Architecture
"	O
during	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
29	O
years	O
,	O
SCinet	B-General_Concept
has	O
provided	O
SC	O
attendees	O
and	O
the	O
high	O
performance	O
computing	O
(	O
HPC	O
)	O
community	O
with	O
the	O
innovative	O
network	B-Architecture
platform	O
necessary	O
to	O
internationally	O
interconnect	O
,	O
transport	O
,	O
and	O
display	O
HPC	O
research	O
during	O
SC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Historically	O
,	O
SCinet	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
to	O
test	O
networking	O
technology	O
and	O
applications	O
which	O
have	O
found	O
their	O
way	O
into	O
common	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
past	O
years	O
,	O
SCinet	B-General_Concept
deployed	O
conference	O
wide	O
networking	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
ATM	O
,	O
FDDI	B-Protocol
,	O
HiPPi	B-Architecture
before	O
they	O
were	O
deployed	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
