Transcript Internet2 Overview

Internet2 Overview
Bob Riddle, Internet2
12 February 2003
What should we talk about?
Here are questions I hope to answer:
•What is Internet2 all about?
•What’s the difference from “Internet1”?
•What is the benefit to ETSU?
•… okay, so what does it cost … require?
Is this what you wanted to talk about?
What other “questions” should be added?
What is Internet2 all about?
Our Mission & Goal
To develop and deploy advanced network
applications and technologies for research and
higher education, accelerating the creation of
tomorrow’s Internet.
Internet2 supports
deployment of advanced
services such as:
•IPv6
•QoS
•Measurement
•Security
•Multicast
Who is interested in these goals?
202 universities
66 corporations
40 non-profits & gov’t labs
Corporate Partners
What about the Federal Gov’t?
Internet2
University-led
Developing education and
research-driven applications
Building out campus networks,
gigaPoPs and inter-gigapop
infrastructure
LSN
Federal agency-led
Agency mission-driven and
general purpose
applications
Funding research testbeds and
agency research networks
Interconnecting and interoperating to provide advanced
networking capabilities needed to support advanced
research and education applications
What about the Federal Gov’t?
Separate but interdependent
U.S. Large Scale Networking
• Led by Federal government
• Focused on Federal agency needs
Internet2
• Led by higher education
• Focused on research and education
needs
How are we organized?
Board of Directors – University
presidents/chancellors are the voting
representatives
Advisory councils with board seats
• Applications Strategy
• Network Planning and Policy
• Network Research Liaison
• Industry Liaison Council
Work assigned to internal Groups
Applications
Engineering
Middleware
Network Infrastructure
Partnerships
What’s the difference from
“Internet1”?
It’s more than email & EBay!
It’s all about Advanced Applications!
1. They deliver qualitative and quantitative improvements in
how we conduct research and engage in teaching and
learning
2. They require advanced networks to work
 Common attributes of such applications:
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Remote instrumentation and interactive collaboration
Distributed data storage and data mining
Large-scale, multi-site computation
Real-time access to remote resources
Dynamic data visualization
Shared virtual reality
For example … Science & Engineering
High Energy and Nuclear Physics
(HENP)
Generating multi-petabyte datasets,
gigabytes per second per experiment,
requires a cascading data storage model,
near-zero packet loss per data stream,
and a distributed database for end-user
data manipulation.
Each experiment requires input from
hundreds of researchers around the
world.
Network for Earthquake Engineering
Simulation (NEESGrid)
Running hybrid experiments,
synchronizing physical and computational
experiments.
Synchronizing large volumes of data of
different types: sensor, video, etc.
For example … Health Sciences
3D Brain Map
• Visualization of data: real-time MRI,
previously stored data, etc.
• Computational information transferred to
supercomputers and used to understand
brain functions in real time
• Very large multi-dimensional, multi-modal,
time-varying data sets
Biomedical Informatics Research Network
(BIRN)
• Extremely large data sets and repositories
• Dynamically generate 3D visualizations
from medical records
• Generating 36Gbytes/day, so new models
for search, retrieval and analysis will be
necessary
For example … Arts & Humanities
University of Oklahoma Master
Classes (Brian Shepard)
• High fidelity video and audio via MPEG2
• Optimized latency, audio/video
synchronization
• Connecting Oklahoma with the New
World Symphony in Miami, Florida
Dancing Beyond Boundaries
Distance Collaborative Dance
Performance at SC2001
• Hybrid performance combining local and
remote performances between Florida,
Minnesota, Denver and Brazil
• Synchronizing choreography across the
continent
For example … Remote Collaboration
Virtual Room Videoconferencing
System (VRVS) & the
Access Grid
Support multipoint videoconferencing, where distributed
reflectors spread computationally
expensive responsibility
Of course, you need a BIG NETWORK
So we “built” one … with a lot of help!
Abilene
•The name of Internet2’s network infrastructure
•April 1998: Project announced at White House
•Jan 1999: Production status for network
Partners: Qwest, Cisco, Nortel, Juniper,
Indiana University
… it’s not free … but it’s cheap!
•“on-ramps” are available from 12 GigaPops
Abilene backbone covers the Country
Here’s who is using Abilene
What’s the benefit to ETSU?
Knowledge and Influence
Internet2 acts as a clearinghouse to help
distribute information throughout the community
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National Member Meetings
Technical Workshops
Advanced Applications Demonstrations
Member Communication Resources
Internet2 provides technical support
• Software tools (monitoring, diagnostic)
• Loaner hardware (VBrick, AG node, H.323 MCU, etc.)
• Access to expertise (working groups)
Internet2 provides access to necessary networks
that allow your research & education capability to
expand
So … what does it cost … what
does it require?
Expectations
•You will participate in Internet2 activities
and pursue Internet2 goals.
• You will commit to the deployment of a
high-performance network infrastructure
on your campus.
•You will contribute to the advancement of
research and educational uses of highperformance networking.
Membership Requirements
 A letter of commitment from the institution's Chief
Executive Officer
 A brief statement of the applicant's status/progress toward
meeting the goals of end-to-end broadband connectivity
 A completed Internet2 membership application
 Regular
• $26,250/year
 Affiliate
• $10,500
• $26,250 including Collaboration Site Status*
*Collaboration Site Status: Allows Affiliate Members and Corporate
Members to designate a physical location, such as a research lab, to
connect to Abilene.
More Info ...
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Bob Riddle
Internet2
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Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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