April 10, 2023

JISC – SURF WorkshopSome thoughts from Internet2JISC – SURF WorkshopSome thoughts from Internet2

Heather Boyles

heather@internet2.edu

Heather Boyles

heather@internet2.edu

Internet2 - organizationally

University-led and funded• Member dues (200 university, 60+ industry, 40+ other)

• Major projects – Abilene–User funded

Relationship with US government• NSF initial funding to universities to connect• NSF funding of parts of some work – NMI• Other agencies: e.g. DOE labs close ties to universities

Partnerships

SURF Foundation – Sept 1998

UKERNA and JISC – Feb 1999

Internet2 emphases

Infrastructure• Network

– National backbone– Regional/state

• Network services– Native, high-performance v6– Native multicast– Measurement infrastructure

• Middleware– Campus-wide, inter-institutional

• Collaboration– Initial H.323 infrastructure

Applications• Science users: HENP, NEESgrid, astronomy,

bio/health• Teaching and learning – arts/humanities

End to End Performance

Areas for Collaboration?

Infrastructure and ResearchSURFnet – UKERNA – Internet2 collaborationNative v6 deployment and campus trainingEnd to end performance measurement infrastructure

Measurement infrastructure current focus

Future of interconnection – transport technologies

Areas for Collaboration continued

?Education and Electronic Resources

Access to electronic resources – motivation behind e.g. Shibboleth project – Shib pilot with content providers

Educause, CNI

Areas for Collaboration continued

MiddlewareAuthorization transport – Internet2 Shibboleth

Interoperability with UK, NL implementations?Bridge certificate authority?

Digital Rights Management AuthorizationIn education mode at moment – how do higher ed

DRM needs differ from Hollywood’s?

Integration with/support of ‘grid’NMI package of softwareUK, NL software that can be included?

Areas for Collaboration continued

Organisations and strategiesIPR – developing strategy, middleware work pushing this

Holding copyright for pieces of software developed as part of I2MI?

Strategies related to deployment/training at campus level? Outreach to user community on campus?