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the Franco-Swiss border, to collaborate with a laboratory in São Paulo to run an experiment that

requires dedicated network resources for a fixed period of time. In addition, the service will allow

Canada's national research and education network, CAnet4, to directly interconnect with

networks from Latin America who are connected to the São Paulo exchange point, such as the

ANSP of Brazil.

Figure 88 AtlanticWave and Western Hemisphere International Exchange Points

Figure 88 above shows the major communications network backbones that connect North and

South America. Miami and Sao Paulo serve as major interconnection and aggregation points

between North and South America on the Atlantic rim. This is significant for the AURA

community of telescopes in South America. AURA and FIU-AMPATH are working together to

enhance Gemini South's connection to the U.S. by connecting to NSF funded network link at the

Sao Paulo, then to use this high-speed on ramp of 2.5 Gbps bandwidth capacity to Miami.

Florida LambdaRail:

FIU-AMPATH's connection to Florida Lambda Rail (FLR) is multifaceted and consists of

various optical circuits as well as peering relationships.

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