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

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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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Real-time access to remote instruments

University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

3-D Brain Mapping

Virtual Laboratories

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Large-scale computation

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Image courtesy of UCAR

Distributed Computation

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Video and audio

Indiana University

Variations Project

Digital Libraries

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Digital Video Applications

Up to broadcast quality videoconferencing

Both live distribution and on-demand 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 Environments

Core 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 InterconnectCloud

GigaPoP

Regional Network

University C

CommercialInternetConnections

University B

University A

Internet2 Network Architecture

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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 InitiativeGoal: To enable the end-user to obtain optimal performance from the available current and future infrastructure on a routine basis.

• Network• Host• Applications• Distributed and coordinated support • Knowledge building and dissemination

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Internet2 Middleware Initiative

Early Harvest and Early AdoptersPKIShibboleth (authentication)Computational middleware (Beta Grid)Medical middlewareDirectories (eduperson)

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Abilene10,000 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

Marconi Communications

Microsoft

Nortel Networks

Qwest Communications

SBC Communications

Spirent Communications

WCI Cable

Worldcom

3Com

Advanced Network & Services

Alcatel

AT&T

Cisco Systems

IBM

ITC^Deltacom

Lucent Technologies

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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-PAGhttp://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 Classification131 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• 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: http://www.advanced.org/

teleimmersion

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/

middleware/

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Thank you!

Laurie Burns

lburns@internet2.edu