Transcript University - Internet2

Introduction to Internet2
Laurie Burns
Director of Member Activities, Internet2
AN-MSI Internet 2 Planning Conference
University of Texas at El Paso
April 25, 2001
Today’s Talk Will:
Provide an overview of the Internet2
organization and activities
Provide information on key initiatives
Provide information on ways in which
institutions and organizations can get involved
Provide links to more information
Answer your questions
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What is Internet2?
A member-based organization focused on advanced
applications and advanced networking in research and
education
An organization under the auspices of the University
Corporation for Advanced Internet Development
(UCAID)
More than “a network” – it’s an umbrella term for many
activities undertaken by the organization and the
membership
The organization its staff work for
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Why Internet2?
Today’s Internet Doesn’t:
• Provide reliable end-to-end performance
• Encourage cooperation on new capabilities
• Allow testing of new technologies
• Support development of revolutionary
applications
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Why Internet2?
Tomorrow’s Internet Will Have:
• Billions of users and devices
• Convergence of today’s applications and
services
• New technologies enable unanticipated
applications (and create new challenges)
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Why Internet2?
Higher Education’s Role:
• History of leadership for advanced
networking nationally
• Collaborative research is a primary driver
for development of advanced applications
• Diversity of institutions, disciplines, and
people
• Large-scale testbed environment
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Internet2 Beginnings and Growth
Fall 1996
• Internet2 project is created as a collaboration among 34 leading
research universities
Fall 1997
• University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development is
incorporated
Spring 1998
• 123 regular University members, 30 Corporate members, and 22
Affiliate members
Today
• 185 regular University members, 74 Corporate members, and 41
Affiliate members
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Internet2 Mission
Develop and deploy advanced network
applications and technologies, accelerating
the creation of tomorrow’s Internet.
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Internet2 Goals
1: Enable new generation of applications not
supported in current commodity Internet
2: Re-create leading edge R&E network
capability
3: Transfer technology and experience to the
global production Internet
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Internet2 Goals
Enable a new generation of applications
• Collaborative or group process support
• Access to remote resources
• Distributed computation and data handling
• Immersive data visualization and virtual
reality
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Virtual Laboratories
Real-time access to remote
instruments
University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
3-D Brain Mapping
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Distributed Computation
Large-scale computation
University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research
Image courtesy of UCAR
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Digital Libraries
Video and audio
Indiana University
Variations Project
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Digital Video Applications
Up to broadcast quality
videoconferencing
Both live distribution and ondemand access to a variety of
content
HDTV-based digital cinema,
network-based studio
production, …
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Applications Initiatives
Health Sciences
• Focus on telemedicine, electronic medical
records, imaging, etc.
Arts and Humanities
• Focus on performing arts, fine arts,
multimedia
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Internet2 Goals
2: Re-create leading edge R&E network
capability
 End-to-End
 Core
Environments
Middleware
 Advanced
Network Services (Multicast, QoS, IPv6)
 Testbed
network environment for networking
research use
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Internet2 Network Infrastructure
Backbones operate at 2.4 Gbps (OC48)
capacity today
GigaPoPs provide regional high-performance
aggregation points
Local campus networks provide 100 Mbps (or
better) to the desktop
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Internet2 Network Architecture
Internet2 Interconnect
Cloud
University A
GigaPoP
Regional Network
University B
Commercial
Internet
Connections
University C
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Advanced Networks
• Abilene
• vBNS
• vBNS+
• ESnet
• NREN
• DREN
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International Connectivity
International MOU Partners
• Over 30 networks in countries around the
world
• Memoranda of Understanding are
established with international networking
organizations that share Internet2’s goals
and objectives
• MOU’s define the interconnection
agreements between these networks and
Abilene
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Internet2 End-to-End Performance
Initiative
Goal: To enable the end-user to obtain optimal
performance from the available current and future
infrastructure on a routine basis.
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Network
Host
Applications
Distributed and coordinated support
Knowledge building and dissemination
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Internet2 Middleware Initiative
 Early
Harvest and Early Adopters
 PKI
 Shibboleth
(authentication)
 Computational middleware (Beta Grid)
 Medical middleware
 Directories (eduperson)
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Abilene
10,000 miles of national backbone operating at 2.4
Gbps (OC48) among GigaPoPs
Connections to Abilene at 155 Mbps (OC3), 622 Mbps
(OC12), and 2.4 Gbps (OC48)
Packet/IP over SoNet technology (PoS)
Supported and operated by a partnership among
Qwest, Cisco Systems, Nortel, and Indiana University
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Internet2 Goals
3: Transfer technology and experience to the
global production Internet
 Collaborating
on advanced applications
 Deploying pre-commercial infrastructure and
protocols
 Establishing expertise and human capital
 Supporting large-scale proof of concept
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Internet2 Corporate Partners
3Com
Marconi Communications
Advanced Network & Services
Microsoft
Alcatel
Nortel Networks
AT&T
Qwest Communications
Cisco Systems
SBC Communications
IBM
Spirent Communications
ITC^Deltacom
WCI Cable
Lucent Technologies
Worldcom
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Expanded Access Initiative
Extend benefits of advanced networking to wider
education community
Seek opportunities to leverage high-performance
networking in advancing the practice of learning and
teaching
Seek opportunities to leverage the practice of learning
and teaching in advancing high-performance networking
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Internet2 Working Groups
•IPv6
•Measurement
•Multicast
•Network
Management
•Quality of Service
•Routing
•Security
•Topology
•Digital Video
•Digital Imaging
•ResearchChannel
•Video Conferencing
•Voice over IP
•Network Storage
•MACE (Architecture)
•MACE-DIR (Directories)
•HEPKI-TAG
•HEPKI-PAG
http://www.internet2.edu/html/working-groups.html
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Internet2 Membership
University
• US institutions of higher education
Corporate
• Members
• Sponsors
• Partners
Affiliate
• Non-profit and other research or education organizations
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Internet2 Membership
Expectations:
• Engage in the activities and goals of
Internet2
• Commit to the sustained deployment of
high-performance network infrastructure
• Contribute to the advancement of research
and educational uses of high-performance
networking
• Self select
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Internet2 Membership
Benefits:
• Direct participation in Internet2 Working
Groups and Initiatives
• Attendance at Internet2 Member Meetings
• Direct access to collaboration opportunities
within the membership community
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University Members by Carnegie
Classification
131 Doctoral Research/Extensive (out of 148)
40 Doctoral Research/Intensive (out of 105)
5 Masters I
2 Engineering schools
5 Medical schools
2 System Offices
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Corporate Membership
Corporate Membership by Type
• 16 Partners
• 9 Sponsors
• 49 Members
Diversity of Corporate Membership
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telecommunications and networking companies
educational content providers
application service providers
pharmaceuticals
start-ups
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Internet2 Affiliate Members
14 research organizations (e.g., UCAR, CERN)
8 universities or system offices
8 federal labs (e.g., NASA, NOAA)
8 regional or state networking organizations
1 performing arts organization (New World
Symphony)
1 digital archive (Visual History Foundation)
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Membership Dues
University
• $25,000/year
Affiliate
• $10,000
• $25,000 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.
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Membership Dues
Corporate Members
• $10,000-$25,000 depending on annual revenues
and on Collaboration Site Status
Corporate Sponsors
• Dues plus in-kind contributions of $100,000 or more
Corporate Partners
• Dues plus in-kind contributions of $1,000,000 or
more
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Abilene Participation
Participation is different from Membership
Participation arises from desire to contribute to
its development
Participation is based on collaborations and use
of advanced research, instructional and clinical
applications
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Abilene Participation
Primary Participation
• University Members
• Affiliate and Corporate Members with Collaboration
Site Status*
*Collaboration Site Status allows Affiliate and
Corporate Members to designate a physical location,
such as a research lab, to connect to Abilene
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Abilene Participation
Sponsored
• Sponsored Individual Institutions
Individual educational or research-oriented
institutions, museums, art galleries, libraries,
hospitals, etc. who are sponsored by a Regular
University member
• Sponsored Educational Groups
State networks of predominantly educational
organizations, such as state K-12 networks who are
sponsored by a Regular University member in the
same state
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Abilene Fees
Primary Participants
• $20,000/year
Sponsored Individual Institution Participants
• no fees to Internet2
Sponsored Educational Group Participants
• $30,000/year, plus $2,000/congressional representative,
paid by the connector to Internet2
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Advanced Networking on the Web
General Internet2:
 http://www.internet2.edu
Abilene:
 http://www.internet2.edu/abilene/
Federal Next Generation Internet:
 http://www.ngi.gov
vBNS:
 http://www.vbns.net
National Teleimmersion Initiative:
Quality of Service: QBone
 http://www.internet2.edu/qbone/
Scalable IP Multicast
 http://www.internet2.edu/multicast/
Digital Video: I2-DV
 http://dv.internet2.edu/
Middleware:
 http://www.internet2.edu/middlewar
e/
 http://www.advanced.org/teleimmer
sion
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Thank you!
Laurie Burns
[email protected]
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