Current Status of Abilene Sponsored Education Group Participants (SEGPs) Internet2 K-20 Initiative Heather Bruning, Abilene Project Coordinator 7 February 2002

2/7/20022 Abilene Focus Goals Enabling innovative applications and advanced services not possible over the commercial Internet Backbone & regional infrastructure provides a vital substrate for the continuing culture of Internet advancement in the university/corporate research sector Advanced service efforts Multicast IPv6 QoS Measurement Security

2/7/20023 Raw HDTV/IP Testing Packetized raw HDTV (1.5 Gbps) ISIe, Tektronix, & UW project/DARPA support Connectivity and testing support P/NW & MAX GigaPoPs, Abilene and DARPA Supernet, Level(3) DARPA PIs Meeting January 2002 SEA -> DC via Abilene P/NW & MAX at ends 1.5 Gbps

2/7/20024 SEGP Fundamentals How do SEGPs work? SEGP status targeted at both developed and emerging state-based education networks One or more Internet2 University Members in the same state act as sponsor(s) –Periodic SEGP progress updates to Abilene required How are SEGPs implementing advanced applications? Connectors take overall fiscal and operational responsibility for the SEGP –No direct UCAID relationship with the SEGP –Quarterly fractional utilization reports to Abilene required Differentiate Member/Sponsored Participants and SEGPs % (in/out) traffic and method of measurement

2/7/20025 SEGP Process Sponsor(s) completes SEGP Application SEGP Connector completes Abilene Connection Agreement Addendum Connector submits SEGP routing information to UCAID at UCAID reviews and approves routes and submits them to the Abilene NOC Abilene NOC begins passing additional SEGP traffic on the network

2/7/20026 SEGP Milestones & Statistics March 2001: Abilene SEGP program launched April 2001: first state education network added to Abilene August 2001: Internet2 K-20 Initiative inaugurated at Snowmass 18 SEGPs approved to date 3 applications imminent; 9 additional inquiries Expect at least 25 SEGPs by end of 2002 Tremendous growth!

2/7/20027 Approved SEGPs State State Education Network(s)Sponsor(s) Connecting Organization California California State Univ. system (4CNet) Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities California Community Colleges Digital California Project (K-12) California Internet2 Member Universities CENIC

2/7/20028 Approved SEGPs (continued) State State Education Network(s)Sponsor(s) Connecting Organization Hawaii Hawaii State Department of Education (HDOE) University of Hawaii Indiana Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS) Indiana University Louisiana Louisiana Education and Research Network (LEARNET) Louisiana State University LaNet

2/7/20029 Approved SEGPs (continued) State State Education Network(s)Sponsor(s) Connecting Organization Maryland Univ. of Maryland Academic Telecommunications System (UMATS) University of Maryland – College Park MAX Michigan MichNet (educational sites) University of Michigan Merit Minnesota Minnesota Statewide Education Group network (MSEG) University of Minnesota Northern Lights GigaPoP Missouri MOREnet University of Missouri Great Plains Network

2/7/ Approved SEGPs (continued) State State Education Network(s)Sponsor(s) Connecting Organization North Carolina North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) Duke, North Carolina State U, U North Carolina, East Carolina, Wake Forest U NCNI North Dakota North Dakota Statewide Telecommunications Network (NDSTN) North Dakota State U, U of North Dakota Northern Lights GigaPoP Ohio OARnet (educational sites) Ohio Internet2 Member Universities OARnet

2/7/ Approved SEGPs (continued) State State Education Network(s)Sponsor(s) Connecting Organization Oklahoma OneNet (educational sites) U of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State U, U Tulsa OneNet Oregon Oregon Public Education Network (OPEN) University of Oregon Oregon GigaPoP Pennsylvania Penn. State System of Higher Education (SSHE) Drexel University

2/7/ Approved SEGPs (continued) State State Education Network(s)Sponsor(s) Connecting Organization Rhode Island Ocean State Higher education, Economic development and Administrative Network (OSHEAN) Brown University, U of Rhode Island Northern Crossroads (NoX) Virginia Net.Work.Virginia Next Generation (NWVng) Virginia TechNWVng Washington Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network University of Washington Pacific/Northwest GigaPoP

2/7/ Approved SEGPs (continued) State State Education Network(s)Sponsor(s) Connecting Organization Wisconsin WiscNet Univ. of Wisconsin- Madison WiscREN

2/7/ SEGP Application Snapshots California The Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation (VHF) is a non-profit organization founded by Steven Spielberg, dedicated to videotaping and archiving interviews of Holocaust survivors all over the world. To date, more than 50,000 testimonies have been collected. This multimedia archive is currently being catalogued for use in museums and educational institutions throughout the world.

2/7/ SEGP Application Snapshots Missouri The eMints program transforms elementary classrooms into places for learning where teachers and students use multimedia technology to better understand the world, work together and achieve at new and higher levels SMART Board in action Parkade Elementary-Columbia, MO

2/7/ SEGP Application Snapshots Washington NEPTUNE project, led by UW School of Oceanography: a fiber optic system providing interactive, real-time flow of data and imagery over a wide area of the Pacific Ocean and seafloor

2/7/ SEGP Inquiries Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Nevada New York Tennessee Texas Utah

2/7/ For More Information Steve Corbató Heather Bruning