Newcomer Orientation

Welcome to Internet2!29 October 2000

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Session Purpose

• To welcome representatives from new member institutions and organizations and new representatives of existing member institutions and organizations to the Internet2 community.

• To provide background on Internet2, and an orientation to information resources

• To answer questions and meet each other

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Introductions

Internet2 Staff present at session:

Jill Arnold, Director of Corporate Relations (jillar@internet2.edu)

Laurie Burns, Director of Member Activities (lburns@internet2.edu) Traci Downey, Member Activities Assistant (tdowney@internet2.edu)Karen Johnson, Meeting Planner (karenj@internet2.edu)Aimee Massaro, Abilene Project Coordinator (aimee@internet2.edu)

Lee Perlis, Membership Services Manager (lperlis@internet2.edu)

Doug Van Houweling, President and CEO (dvh@internet2.edu)Greg Wood, Director of Communications (ghwood@internet2.edu)

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New Members Since Spring 2000 Member Meeting

University MembersCalifornia State University-Hayward

Clemson University

Idaho State University 

Medical University of South Carolina

Rochester Institute of Technology

University of Missouri, Kansas City

University of Texas, Arlington

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New Members Since Spring 2000 Member Meeting

Affiliate MembersEnvironmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM)

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Silver Springs

National Science Foundation (NSF)

New World Symphony 

Southwest Research Institute

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New Members Since Spring 2000 Member Meeting

Corporate MembersBaltimore Technologies – Corporate Sponsor

Impsat Fiber Networks Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Multicast Technologies, Inc.

Optivision

Source Software Institute

zUniversity.com

Akamai Technologies

Asta Networks

Blackboard, Inc.

Boeing Phantom Works

EBSCO Information Services

Eli Lilly

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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

April 1998 • 123 Regular University members• 30 Corporate members• 22 Affiliate members

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Growth in Membership

April 1999 • 154 regular University members• 54 Corporate members• 27 Affiliate members

October 2000• 181 regular University members• 77 Corporate members• 41 Affiliate members

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Advanced Networks

•Abilene

•vBNS

•vBNS+

•ESnet

•NREN

•DREN

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Internet2 Universities181 Universities as of October 2000

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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

Enterasys Systems

IBM

ITC^Deltacom

Lucent Technologies

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International Connectivity

International MOU partners

• Over 30 networks in countries around the world

• Relationship is with international networking organizations

• Memorandum of Understanding define the interconnection agreements

http://www.internet2.edu/international/

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Internet2 Goals

•Enable a new generation of applications

•Re-create leading edge research and education network capability

•Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet

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Internet2 Goals

Enable a new generation of applications

Characteristics:

• Collaborative or group process support

• Access to remote resources

• Distributed computation and data handling

• Immersive data visualization and virtual reality

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Internet2 Goals

Re-create leading edge R&E network capability

Examples:

• Core Middleware

• Performance measures

• Multicast, QoS, IPv6

• Backbone, regional aggregation points, campus network

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Internet2 Goals

Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet

• Work in partnership with corporate membership and partners

• Facilitate cross-industry collaborations

• Facilitate industry-researcher collaborations

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Internet2 Governance

UCAID Board of Trustees

Advisory Councils• Applications Strategy Council• Industry Strategy Council• Network Policy and Planning Advisory Council• Network Research Liaison Council

Election process• Annual process begins in November for 2001

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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 Initiatives

MiddlewareContact Ken Klingenstein, kjk@internet2.edu or Renee

Frost, rwfrost@internet2.edu

Health SciencesContact Mary Kratz, mkratz@internet2.edu

Arts and HumanitiesContact Ann Doyle, adoyle@internet2.edu

End-to-EndContact Laurie Burns, lburns@internet2.edu or Steve

Corbato, corbato@internet2.edu

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Events and Activities

Twice-annual Member MeetingsSpring 2001 in Washington,D.C., March 7-9, 2001

Twice-annual Joint Techs MeetingsWinter Meeting in Honolulu, January 28-31, 2001http://www.ncne.nlanr.net/news/workshop/2001/010128/mtgnotice.html

Working Group meetings and workshops throughout the year

Campus Workshop in San Diego, December 4-5, 2000http://www.internet2.edu/html/campusworkshop.html

Internet2 Days Contact Elaine Lauerman, ekl@internet2.edu

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Internet2 Organization

Approximately 30 full-time and part-time staff, many of whom are jointly employed by member organizations

A varying number of consultants and contract employees assigned to specific projects or in specific areas

Internet2 staff are in three primary locations… • Ann Arbor, MI• Armonk, NY • Washington, DC

…and several others around the country

See http://www.internet2.edu/html/staff.html

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Internet2 Organization

Senior StaffDouglas E. Van Houweling, President and CEO (Ann Arbor)Guy Almes, Chief Engineer (Armonk)Jill Arnold, Director of Corporate Relations (Ann Arbor)Gary Bachula, Vice-President for External Relations (Washington, D.C.)Laurie Burns, Director of Member Activities (Ann Arbor)Steve Corbato, Director of Backbone Network Infrastructure (Ann Arbor)Heather Boyles, Director of Federal and International Relations

(Washington, D.C.)Ted Hanss, Director of Applications (Ann Arbor)Ken Klingenstein, Director of Middleware Initiatives (Boulder)Barbara Nanzig, Chief of Staff (Ann Arbor)

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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: QBonehttp://www.internet2.edu/qbone/

Scalable IP Multicasthttp://www.internet2.edu/multicast/

Applications:http://apps.internet2.edu/

Digital Video: I2-DVhttp://dv.internet2.edu/

I2MI: GlueWorkshttp://www.internet2.edu/middleware/

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Questions and Comments?

Welcome to Internet2!