UCAID/Internet2 A Presentation to the Kellogg Commission Michael M. Roberts 23 June 1998 Washington, D.C. Michael M. Roberts 23 June 1998 Washington, D.C.

UCAID Member Universities 127 Members as of May 1998 GHW

UCAID Mission  Provide leadership and direction for advanced networking development within the university community

21st Century World of Learning and Information  Computer mediated networks are ubiquitous  Information appliances are smart and cheap  Every client a server  Glut rather than scarcity  Distributed, disaggregated, disintermediated  Integrative

New Millennium Challenges to Higher Education  Historic campus model of library/scholar/student is changing  Internet mediated learning competing with classroom learning  Students can be anyone, anywhere, anytime  Traditional colleges & univ face redefined education environment

History of Internet2  September 1995: Monterey Futures Conference  August 1996: Cheyenne Mountain Workshop  October 1996: Internet2 Project formed  January 1997: First Internet2 Member Meeting  October 1997: UCAID formed  April 1998: Abilene Project Announced

UCAID Organization

Internet2 Goals  Enable new generation of applications  Re-create leading edge R&E network capability  Transfer capability to the global production Internet  Enable new generation of applications  Re-create leading edge R&E network capability  Transfer capability to the global production Internet

Internet2 Applications  Interactive, distance-independent learning  Interactive, network-based collaboration  Real-time modeling and simulation  Large-scale, multi-site computation and database processing  Shared virtual reality - “teleimmersion”  Interactive, distance-independent learning  Interactive, network-based collaboration  Real-time modeling and simulation  Large-scale, multi-site computation and database processing  Shared virtual reality - “teleimmersion”

Abilene Project  Provide advanced network testbed  Support Internet2 applications development  Demonstrate next generation operational and quality of service capabilities  Create facilities for network research  Anticipate end of vBNS program

UCAID Current Priorities  Establish backbone connectivity to all member sites  Facilitate cooperation and middleware implementation  Coordinate with the computer science community  Complete staff recruitment  Identify & develop 1st phase applications  Strengthen Board, staff, member & sponsor relationships

UCAID Member Universities 127 Members as of May 1998 GHW

Research and Development Commercialization Partnerships Privatization NSFNET Internet2, Abilene, vBNS ESNET, NREN, DREN ARPAnet gigabit testbeds Active Nets wireless WDM SprintLink InternetMCI Agency Networks ANS Interoperable High Performance Research &Education Networks 21st Century Networking Quality of Service (QoS)