Internet2 Today

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Internet2 Today

• Jane Ryland
• Membership Activities Consultant, Internet2
• Presentation for OCLC Distinguished Seminar
  Series
• 15 April 2003

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Internet2 Today

• Overview of the Internet2 Initiative
• Focus on Advanced Networking Applications
• Whats in it for Libraries?

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Internet2 Mission

• Develop and deploy advanced networking
  applications and technologies, accelerating the
  creation of tomorrows Internet.

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Internet2 Partnerships

• Internet2 universities are recreating the
  partnerships that fostered the Internet in its
  infancy
• Industry
• Government
• International

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Internet2 Brief History

• Started in 1996 as a project with 34 universities
• Internet2 Backbone Network - Abilene launched
  February 1999
• (Partnership with Qwest, Cisco, Nortel, and
  Indiana University as our Network Operations
  Center)

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Internet2 Universities202 Universities as of
April 2003
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Leadership

• University presidents/chancellors are the voting
  representatives
• Strong board university presidents
• Advisory councils with board seats
• Applications Strategy Council
• Network Planning and Policy Council
• Network Research Liaison Council
• Industry Strategy Council

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Additional Participation

• Over 60 Internet2 Corporate Members
• Over 40 Affiliate Members
• Over 30 International Partners
• 25 SEGPs

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Internet2 Corporate Partners
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Affiliate Members

• Government labs
• State and regional networks
• University system offices
  (University of California)
• Other (New World Symphony, Survivors of the SHOAH)

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International MoU Map
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International Peering
09 January 2002
Last updated 14 January 2003
STAR TAP/Star Light APAN/TransPAC, CAnet, CERN,
CERNET/CSTNET/NSFCNET, NAUKAnet, GEMnet, HARNET,
KOREN/KREONET2, NORDUnet, SURFnet, SingAREN,
TANET2
Pacific Wave AARNET, APAN/TransPAC, CAnet,
TANET2
NYCM GEANT, HEANET, NORDUnet, SINET, SURFnet
SNVA GEMNET, SINET, SingAREN, WIDE(v6)
LOSA UNINET
OC12
AMPATH ANSP, REUNA2, RNP2, RETINA (REACCIUN-2)
San Diego (CALREN2) CUDI
El Paso (UACJ-UT El Paso) CUDI

• ARNES, ACONET, BELNET, CARNET, CERN, CESnet,
  CYNET, DFN, EENet, GARR, GRNET, HEANET, IUCC,
  JANET, LATNET, LITNET, NORDUNET, RENATER,
  RESTENA, SWITCH, HUNGARNET, GARR-B, POL-34, RCST,
  RedIRIS, SANET, SURFNET
• WIDE/JGN, IMnet, CERNet/CSTnet,/NSFCNET,
  KOREN/KREONET2, SingAREN, TANET2, ThaiSARN

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Sponsored Education Group Participants (SEGPs)

• California New York
• Florida North Carolina
• Georgia North Dakota
• Hawaii Ohio
• Illinois Oklahoma
• Indiana Oregon
• Iowa Pennsylvania
• Louisiana Rhode Island
• Maryland Utah
• Michigan Virginia
• Minnesota Washington
• Missouri Wisconsin
• New Mexico

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Internet2 Goals

• Enable new generation of applications
• Re-create leading edge RE network capability
• Transfer technology and experience to the global
  production Internet

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Internet2 Focus Areas

• Advanced Network Infrastructure
• Engineering
• Advanced Applications
• Middleware
• Recent Initiatives

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Internet2 Focus Areas

• Advanced Network Infrastructure
• Engineering
• Advanced Applications
• Middleware
• Recent Initiatives

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Internet2 Network Infrastructure

• Backbones operate at minimum of 2.4 Gbps (OC48)
  capacity today
• GigaPoPs provide regional high-performance
  aggregation points
• Local campus networks provide 100 Mbps to the
  desktop some provide 1Gbps

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Download of The Matrix DVD(Comparison of the
Internet2 Land Speed Record)
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Abilene Network Core Map, March 2003
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Internet2 GigaPoPs
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Tomorrows Internet2 Network

• Backbone upgrade from 2.4 Gbps to 10 Gbps by
  the end of 2003 (coast to coast 10Gbps already in
  place)
• Extension of contract with Qwest through October
  2006
• Acquiring dark fiber for next-generation upgrade

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Internet2 Focus Areas

• Advanced Network Infrastructure
• Engineering
• Advanced Applications
• Middleware
• Recent Initiatives

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Engineering Working Groups

• http//www.internet2.edu/html/working-groups.html
• IPv6
• Measurement
• Multicast
• Quality of Service
• Routing
• Security
• Topology

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Internet2 Focus Areas

• Advanced Network Infrastructure
• Engineering
• Advanced Applications
• Middleware
• Recent Initiatives

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Internet2 Applications

• What are Internet2 applications?
• They deliver qualitative and quantitative
  improvements in how we conduct research and
  engage in teaching and learning
• They require advanced networks to work

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Different Disciplines/Contexts

• Sciences
• Arts
• Humanities
• Health care
• Business/Law
• Administration

• Library
• Classroom
• Clinic
• Office
• Laboratory
• Dorm room

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Applications

• Interactive collaboration
• Real-time access to remote resources, e.g.,
  instrumentation

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Space Physics Aeronomy Research Collaboratory
(SPARC)

• The University of
• Michigan

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Remote Scanning Electron Microscope

• The University of
• Michigan

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Distributed nanoManipulator

• University of
• North Carolina-
• Chapel Hill

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Applications

• Large scale, multi-site computation and
  data mining
• Shared virtual
  reality

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Shared Virtual Reality

• University of Illinois at Chicago
• Virtual Temporal Bone

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Immersadesk
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The CAVE
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Tele-immersive telecubicles Office of the Future
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CORN

• California Orthopaedic Research Network
• Expanding nationally and internationally
• Focused on training and demonstrations

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Music Teachingover Internet2

• University of
• Oklahoma

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Applications

• Digital Video
• Up to broadcast-quality videoconferencingUp
• Live distribution and on-demand access to content
• HDTV-based digital video to

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Digital LibrariesThe Informedia Digital Video
LibraryCarnegie-Mellon University
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Digital Video
Up to broadcast quality videoconferencing
Internet2 Virtual Meeting Fall 2001
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Grid Computing

• Global resources available to communities of
  researchers
• The protocols, services, and applications that
  enable new forms of collaboration

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Examples

• Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
• Collaboration environment for earthquake
  researchers (e.g., structural engineers,
  geotechnical and tsunami scientists)

• Grid Physics Network
• Petabyte scale environment for data-intensive
  applications (Large Hadron Collider, Sloan
  Digital Sky Survey, Laser Interferometer
  Gravitational Wave Observatory)

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TeraGrid Wide Area Network - NCSA, ANL, SDSC,
Caltech
StarLight International Optical Peering
Point (see www.startap.net)
Abilene
Chicago
DTF Backplane (4x? 40 Gbps)
Indianapolis
Urbana
Los Angeles
Starlight / NW Univ
UIC
San Diego
I-WIRE
Multiple Carrier Hubs
Ill Inst of Tech
ANL
OC-48 (2.5 Gb/s, Abilene)
Univ of Chicago
Indianapolis (Abilene NOC)
Multiple 10 GbE (Qwest)
Multiple 10 GbE (I-WIRE Dark Fiber)
NCSA/UIUC

• Solid lines in place and/or available by October
  2001
• Dashed I-WIRE lines planned for summer 2002

Source Charlie Catlett, Argonne
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Internet2 Focus Areas

• Advanced Network Infrastructure
• Engineering
• Advanced Applications
• Middleware
• Recent Initiatives

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Middleware

• A layer of software between the network and the
  applications
• Authentication
• Identification
• Authorization
• Directories
• Security

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Internet2 Middleware Initiative

• Internet2 community has unique needs and
  capabilities
• Middleware Architecture Committee for Education
• Early Harvest and Early Adopters
• Internet2 Public Key Infrastructure Labs
• Shibboleth (inter-campus authentication)
• Directories
• NSF Middleware Initiative (with EDUCAUSE and
  SURA)

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Internet2 Focus Areas

• Advanced Network Infrastructure
• Engineering
• Advanced Applications
• Middleware
• Recent Initiatives

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Recent Initiatives

• Internet2 Commons Services
• End to End Performance
• Cybersecurity

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Technology Development Yesterday
Applications
Motivate
Enables
Engineering
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Technology DevelopmentToday
Applications
End-to-end Performance
Security
Motivate
Enable
Middleware
Services
Networks
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Whats in it for Libraries?
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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Internet2 capabilities meet library needs
• Higher bandwidth enables fast transfer of large
  datasets, e.g., high-resolution graphic images,
  audio, and video

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Internet2 capabilities meet library needs
• Higher bandwidth enables fast transfer of large
  datasets, e.g., high-resolution graphic images,
  audio, and video
• Multicast enables faster transfer of the same
  data to multiple sites

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Internet2 capabilities meet library needs
• Higher bandwidth enables fast transfer of large
  datasets, e.g., high-resolution graphic images,
  audio, and video
• Multicast enables faster transfer of the same
  data to multiple sites
• Middleware enhanced security through
  authorization and authentication

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Libraries can connect to Abilene
• Academic libraries, part of member universities,
  are automatically connected

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Libraries can connect to Abilene
• As a sponsored participant

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Libraries can connect to Abilene
• As a sponsored participant
• Requires specific collaboration with Primary
  Member (e.g., Research University)

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Libraries can connect to Abilene
• As a sponsored participant
• Requires specific collaboration with Primary
  Member (e.g., Research University)
• Connectivity charge based on connect speed,
  but no Internet2 dues

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Libraries can connect to Abilene
• As part of a state education network (SEGP)

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Libraries can connect to Abilene
• As part of a state education network (SEGP)
• SEGP pays Internet2 fees (based on state size)

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Libraries can connect to Abilene
• As part of a state education network (SEGP)
• SEGP pays Internet2 fees (based on state size)
• SEGP determines how to handle connectivity charges

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Libraries can connect to Abilene
• As part of a state education network (SEGP)
• SEGP pays Internet2 fees (based on state size)
• SEGP determines how to handle connectivity
  charges
• Example 134 public libraries in Missouri are
  connected to Internet2 through MOREnet

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Whats in it for Libraries?

• Even if you dont connect to Abilene
• Enhancement of commodity Internet through
  technology transfer

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More Internet2 Information

• On the Web
• www.internet2.edu
• www.internet2.edu/html/lists.html
• Email
• info_at_internet2.edu
• jryland_at_internet2.edu

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