Internet2 and NGN’s Internet 2 The Networks Applications Other research initiatives
Internet 2 Five Working Areas Networks (Abilene, vBNS) Applications (IP-QOS) Middleware (A&A) Engineering (multicast, IPV6) Partnerships (opening research)
Networks vBNS -very High performance Backbone Network Service (1995) Abilene -introduced GigaPop’s low latency, high reliability, advanced functionality MREN, StarTAP, ESNET
vBNS, vBNS+, Abilene, ESnet, DREN, NREN/NISN STAR TAP: The Persistent Interconnect for International High-Performance Networks France Iceland Sweden Denmark Norway Finland Netherlands Israel Russia CERN Canada Japan Korea Singapore Taiwan Australia US Networks vBNS, vBNS+, Abilene, ESnet, DREN, NREN/NISN Source: http://www.startap.net/topology.html
Applications I2DVN Computational Grids Collaborative Environments CAVE (UofC, EVL) IP Telephony
More info www.icair.org www.internet2.net www.startap.net d-carr@northwestern.edu