1 Internet2 – Implications for Montgomery County Community College Jennifer MacDougall Applications Coordinator, MAGPI GigaPoP November 3, 2003

2 Today’s Agenda 1.Overview Internet2/MAGPI 2.Why Internet2? 3.Advanced Applications 4.Useful Tools 5.How to Get (and Stay) Involved 6.Q&A

3 What is Internet2?  “Born” in 1996 by UCAID  Led by over 200 US universities, K20, and corporations  Recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today’s Internet in its infancy  Mission = Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet

4 Easy Takeaway for Today  UCAID = the parent organization  Internet2 = the project  Abilene = the network

5 Internet2 Mission Collaboration Videoconferencing Distributed learning Digital libraries Remote instrumentation Tele-immersion Virtual reality On-demand video Remote mentoring/auditioning Rehearsal and performance Qwest Abilene Network  “Facilitate and coordinate the development, operation and technology transfer of advanced, network-based applications and network services to further U.S. leadership in research and higher education and accelerate the availability of new services and applications on the Internet.”

6 Internet2 Focus Areas  Advanced Network Infrastructure  Middleware  Engineering  Advanced Applications  Partnerships

7 Internet2 Universities 203 University Members

8 Internet2 Network Infrastructure  Backbones operate at 2.4 Gbps (OC48) to 10 Gbps (OC192) capacity today  GigaPoPs provide regional high- performance aggregation points  Local campus networks provide 10/100 Mbps to the desktop

9 Internet2 Backbone Networks GigaPoP One Internet2 Network Architecture GigaPoP Two GigaPoP Four GigaPoP Three

10 Network Architecture Internet2 Interconnect Cloud GigaPoP One Regional Network University C Commercial Internet Connections University B University A

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12 Internet2 International Partners Asia-Pacific AAIREP (Australia) APAN (Asia-Pacific) APAN-KR (Korea) APRU (Asia-Pacific) CERNET, CSTNET, NSFCNET (China) JAIRC (Japan) JUCC (Hong Kong) NECTEC / UNINET (Thailand) NG-NZ (New Zealand) SingAREN (Singapore) TAnet2 (Taiwan) Americas CANARIE (Canada) CEDIA (Ecuador) CLARA (Latin America and Caribbean) CNTI (Venezuela) CR2NET (Costa Rica) CUDI (Mexico) REUNA (Chile) RETINA (Argentina) RNP [FAPESP] (Brazil) SENACYT (Panama) Europe-Middle East ARNES (Slovenia) BELNET (Belgium) CARNET (Croatia) CESnet (Czech Republic) DANTE (Europe) DFN-Verein (Germany) GIP RENATER (France) GRNET (Greece) HEAnet (Ireland) HUNGARNET (Hungary) INFN-GARR (Italy) Israel-IUCC (Israel) NORDUnet (Nordic Countries) POL-34 (Poland) FCCN (Portugal) RedIRIS (Spain) RESTENA (Luxembourg) RIPN (Russia) SANET (Slovakia) Stichting SURF (Netherlands) SWITCH (Switzerland) TERENA (Europe) JISC, UKERNA (United Kingdom) Qatar Foundation Network (Qatar) Last updated: 7 October 2003

13 K20 Initiative  New K20 Consortium Established in 2002  Focus outreach and connectivity to K-12s, Museums, Libraries  Aim to bridge K-12 to Higher Ed  Increased opportunities for joint funding, student attraction, learning and education

14 K20 Status (as of Sept. 2002) OrganizationTotal K12 Schools7173 Community Colleges 551 Four Year Colleges and Universities 526 Public Libraries1482 Museums, Zoos, Aquariums and Science Centers 102 Grand Total9834

15 Connection Speeds at CCs K20 SEGP Survey, Sept. 2002

16 Sponsored Education Group Participants

17 The Quilt Network SOX (AL) (AZ) GPN (AR) Cenic (CA) FRGP (CO) (CT) (FL) SOX (GA) MREN (IL) (IN) (IA) GPN (KS) Texas (LA) NoX (MA) Merit (MI) GPN (MO) Texas (MS) GPN (NE) Cenic (NV) (NH) (NJ) (NM) NYSERnet (NY) NC Giga (NC) Northern Lights (ND) OARnet (OH) (OK) OREGON (OR) PSC (PA) SOX (SC) Northern Lights (SD) SOX (TN) Texas Gigapop (TX) (UT) (VT) MREN (WI) FRGP (WY) PNWGP (WA) PSC (WV) Northern Lights (MN) Net.Virg SoX (KY) PNWGP (MO) PNWGP (ID) MAX (MD) (AK) NET.Virg (KY) N. Lights (ND, SD, MN) NoX (ME,NH,VT,MA,CT,RI) NWV (VI) NYSERnet (NY) OARnet (OH) OREGON (OR) PNWGP (WA,ID,MO, OR) PSC (PS,WV) SOX (TN,AL,GA,SC) Texas (TX,LA,MS) MREN (WI, IL, IA) GPN (NE, KS, AR, IA) MAX (MD, VI) Merit (MI) FRGP (CO, WY) Cenic (CA, NV) NC Giga (NC) MAX NWV (VI) (RI) (DE) (HI) PNWGP MAX (Washington DC) Intermountain Indiana Indiana Giga (IN) MAGPI (PA,NJ,DE)) MAGPI Intermountain (ID,UT)

18 MAGPI GigaPoP  Regional network aggregation point  Private research and education network  Sharing point for information, resources, projects Mission  “To deliver regional infrastructure in a cost- effective manner and promote applications for the region's research and education communities through high performance network technology.”

19 MAGPI Topology

20 MAGPI Growth NJ DE NY Princeton University J&J Pharm’s W. Virginia

21 Current Members  Arcadia University  Villanova University  Chester County Intermediate Unit  Community of Agile Partners in Education  Childrens’ Hospital of Philadelphia  Delaware County Intermediate Unit  Fox Chase Cancer Center  Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals  Lehigh University  Princeton University  Temple University  University of Pennsylvania  Widener University  CERMUSA / St. Francis University  Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital  NJEDge.Net – The state R&E Network for N. J.

22 Proposed/Upcoming Members  Montgomery County Community College  Montgomery County Intermediate Unit  University of Delaware  Carbon Lehigh IU  Lehigh Valley Hospital  PCOM  WHYY  Philadelphia Public School District / IU  Academy of Natural Sciences  Curtis Institute of Music  Philadelphia Museum of Art  The Franklin Institute

23 Why have Internet2?  The Regular or Commodity Internet was not designed for: Millions of users Congestion Multimedia Real time interaction

24 Millions of People People on the Internet

25 Comparison of Download Times of “The Matrix” DVD

26 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 What are “Internet2 applications”?

27 Application Attributes  Interactive collaboration  Real-time access to remote resources Mark Ellisman, UCSD

28 Attributes, cont.  Large-scale, multi- site computation and data mining  Shared virtual reality  Any combination of the above Glen Wheless, Old Dominion

29 Different Disciplines/Contexts  Sciences  Arts  Humanities  Health care  Business/Law  Administration  …  Library  Classroom  Clinic  Office  Laboratory  Dorm room  …

30 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, … The University of Washington

31 Super High Definition TV USC’s Robert Zemeckis Center for the Digital Arts NTT, UIC, USC

32 The Research Channel   Goal: to use program content creation and manipulation processes as testing medium for analog and digital broadcast and on-demand multimedia offerings, thus providing an unusual opportunity to experiment with new methods of distribution and interaction on a global basis.

33 Arts & Humanities Dancing Beyond Boundaries University of Florida Digital Worlds Institute

34 New World Symphony  Master Classes over Internet2  High Speed Collaboration between NWS and top music schools  International Expansion NWS

35 Cleveland Institute of Music Distance Learning Program  Free programs for Ohio students/K12s  Fee-based for out of state  Distance Learning Interactive Programs in Math and Music Let’s go to the Show! Music Theory Jazz Band Coaching Master Classes Welcome to Opera Science of Sound Careers in Music

36 High Performance Group-to-Group Collaboration ; 150 sites worldwide

37 Distributed RAP Sessions  Sponsored by Coalition to Diversify Computing  Uses the Access Grid Northwestern University

38 California Orthopaedic Research Network CORN and EastORN  Goal to enable lifelong learning for orthopaedic surgeons  Requires high speed networks for real time streaming of live surgeries  Network based teaching tools

39 Select Regional Applications

40 Teleimmersion

41 International Virtual Panel : No Longer a “Once in a Lifetime” Event

42 PLN Dublin Project  PreK-12 teachers working with teachers in Dublin at Trinity College  Graduate School of Education  H.323 Video 768 kbps  HEAnet and MAGPI

43 NEES Grid  Will link earthquake researchers across the U.S. with leading-edge computing resources and research equipment, allowing collaborative teams to plan, perform, and publish their experiments.

44 Health Sciences Career Series  Geared to promote Health Science Careers in the region Nursing, Telepathology, …  Remote audiences of students, guidance counselors and school nurses  Four-way multipoint continuous presence video conferencing Dr. Michael Feldman Penn, School of Medicine

45 Nanotechnology Course Delivery  Pennsylvania Technology Investment Authority awarded the coalition (led by Penn, Drexel, and BFTP) a three-year, $10.5 million grant for the creation of a Nanotechnology Institute  Developing associate degree programs in nanotechnology at community colleges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland -- including MC3  Will start delivering courses using high performance connectivity in

46 CCIU World Tour  Shared Language and Culture  Spanish, French, Chinese  High speed videoconferencing with no per minute line charges (as with ISDN)

47 Megaconference Jr.  Student-run international Megaconference  Language, Culture, Regional Issues  Teams of students in program content, developing partnerships, and technical training and support.  Teams will communicate on a regular basis with their counterparts around the world through and high speed videoconferencing.

48 FIPSE EC US Project  Foreign Language, Business and Computer Science Curriculum  Using interactive high speed H.323 video and advanced e-learning platforms and tools  3 countries in European Union (Spain, Germany, and France)  3 states in the US (NJ, PA, MD)

49 CC Activity Examples by State  California English for All Digital Well  Minnesota Digital Learning Plan  Utah Distributed Performance Events over the Grid  Indiana Indiana Learning Portal provides “Cradle to Grave” Lifelong Learning  Seattle Remote Equipment and Astronomy

50 Other Uses of Internet2  Virtual College Tours  Virtual Student/Faculty Interviews  Workforce Development  Professional Development  Dissertation Theses  Streaming Video and Video on Demand Library  AP Coursework  …

51 TOOLS

52 ARENA Atlas

53 MyK20  Soft launch of new MyK20 Database this summer  Part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative  “Dating Service” for K20 Community Community College in the Pennsylvania seeks long-term partnership with Asian University for virtual reality collaboration

54 NLANR  Over 4,000 applications  Projects and resources from more than 30 countries  Developed by UIUC, funded by NSF  Also searchable from

Internet2 Detective  Provides information about: Internet2 backbone connectivity General bandwidth (using NLANR iPerf) Multicast capability Bandwidth between any two computers with Internet2 Detective installed  Version 3.0 released 18 July 2003  Available for MS Windows and Mac OS X  Future development and support to be based on interest from the Internet2 community

56 The Internet2 Commons Mission Accelerating adoption of collaboration technologies Member-driven services Scalable and sustainable H.323 Multipoint Videoconferencing Face-to-face communication over IP Standards-based, endpoint interoperability Features: onscreen display options, streaming, firewall traversal, 24/7 help desk, …

57 Benefits of Internet2  Building Communities  Increased Opportunities for Grants $$  Ability to tap into remote expertise and experiences  Ability to bring the world into the classroom  Collaboration with Internet2 Member Communities

58 But it’s got to start with you!

59 Get Involved  Talk with your campus IT group and local Internet2 liaison  Join an Internet2 Working Group, Special Interest Group, or Advisory Group  Host an Internet2 Day or participate in Virtual Briefings  Follow activities of ViDeNet  Join Internet2 Mailing Lists  Learn more about advanced initiatives e.g., IPv6, Multicast, QoS  Send me feedback/updates/inquiries…

60 Specific URLs I2 Apps and Working Groups I2 K20 Projects Research Channel ViDeNet ViDeNet Cookbook Virtual Briefings

61 More Information  

62 Thank You!