Introduction to Internet2

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. Internet2 Mission • Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet.

9. 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

10. 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

11. Real-time access to remote instruments University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center3-D Brain Mapping Virtual Laboratories

12. Large-scale computation University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Distributed Computation Image courtesy of UCAR

13. Video and audio Indiana UniversityVariations Project Digital Libraries

14. 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, …

15. Applications Initiatives • Health Sciences • Focus on telemedicine, electronic medical records, imaging, etc. • Arts and Humanities • Focus on performing arts, fine arts, multimedia

16. 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

17. 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

18. University A Internet2 Interconnect Cloud GigaPoP Regional Network Commercial Internet Connections University C University B Internet2 Network Architecture

19. Advanced Networks • Abilene • vBNS • vBNS+ • ESnet • NREN • DREN

20. 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

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

22. Internet2 Middleware Initiative • Early Harvest and Early Adopters • PKI • Shibboleth (authentication) • Computational middleware (Beta Grid) • Medical middleware • Directories (eduperson)

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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 Internet2 Corporate Partners

26. 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

27. 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

28. Internet2 Membership • University • US institutions of higher education • Corporate • Members • Sponsors • Partners • Affiliate • Non-profit and other research or education organizations

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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)

34. 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.

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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/

41. Thank you! • Laurie Burns lburns@internet2.edu