Supercomputing Gateways in New Mexico
One of the most important goals of the NMCAC is to extend the power of supercomputing to the entire State of New Mexico. Through a total of 44 gateways (remote access points), each strategically placed at every public college campus in the State, the Center will extend Encanto's reach to:
- Bring small, medium and larger sized businesses onto campus for teleconferencing and training
- Strengthen STEM education with modern computer teaching methods
- Support K-12 education and computer learning through state-of-the-art 3-D visualization
- Assist the healthcare sector with online telehealth instruction
The NMCAC Gateway Network Interconnect
- Network of university and lab staff joint appointments
- Network with gateway institutions
- Each campus serves both as a gateway to the Center and as a gateway to the public, local K-12 schools, local businesses and communities
- Network to national and international institutions
- Network of databases, algorithms, codes
- Physical communications network: NMCAC, telehealth, schools, libraries, museums, local telecoms, Qwest, state agencies, businesses, community groups, fiber-to-the-home