1. Fall 2000 Internet2 Member Meeting
Plenary Session, Tuesday AM
This is a general overview presentation about Internet2. Internet2 is a consortium, led by US universities, which is recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today’s Internet in its infancy.
31 October 2000

2. Abilene and the Internet2 Network of the Future
Internet2 Fall Member Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia
October 31, 2000
Abilene and the Internet2 Network of the Future
Steve Corbató Director,
Backbone Network Infrastructure

3. Abilene – October, 2000 Inflection point in network development
OC-48c (2.5 Gbps) IP-over-SONET backbone
53 current and pending connections in 32 states
Second OC-48c connection: SoX
175 participants in 47 states and D.C.
Ongoing strong partnership
Cisco, Nortel, Qwest, Indiana Univ., ITECs (NC and OH)
Increasing backbone utilization
Characteristic exponential growth
Traffic doubling time: 7 months
Advanced service testing and delployment
Multicast
QoS
Network management
4/11/2019

4. Building the Network of the Future – I
Upgrade Abilene to a leading-edge optical transport capability
Transition to OC-192c (10 Gbps) over DWDM backbone
Explore optical interconnection options with international networks (e.g., CA*Net4) & leading GigaPoPs
Establish a rapidly configurable, breakable Internet2 national testbed for the computer science research and the advanced network engineering communities
Interconnection and limited peering with the DARPA Supernet
Overlay networks (server-based)
Option of limited-term dedicated capacity via MPLS tunnels or DWDM λ’s
Continue the vital role of Abilene as a reliable platform for the development of innovative applications and the deployment of advanced services
IP remains the common bearer service
4/11/2019

5. Building the Network of the Future – II
Position Abilene as a critical component of the Internet2 End-to-End (e2e) Initiative – in particular, its vital role within the U.S. research infrastructure
Emphasis on pro-active measurement and open network management
Increasing dependence on Abilene for next generation science
Collaborate with the GigaPoPs on higher bandwidth attachments and the facilitation of international peering
Creative, localized solutions often required above OC-3c
Increasingly distributed set of international landing points and termination options
4/11/2019

6. Further information www.internet2.edu/abilene abilene@internet2.edu
Track sessions at this Member Meeting
Track 1E, Applications Support and NLANR/DAST Update
Tuesday 1:00p, Bonn
Track 3E, High-Performance Applications Support
Tuesday 2:35p, Bonn
Track 3G, Abilene Update
Wednesday 10:15a, Zurich & Sydney
Program changes: Connections and Expanded Access
4/11/2019

7. Michael R. Gettes Georgetown University Gettes@Georgetown.EDU
The Internet2 Middleware Initiative or Who are all these people on the phone? or Ken has an office at 35,000 feet!
Michael R. Gettes
Georgetown University

8. “Middleware is the intersection of what the Network Engineers and the Application Programmers don’t want to do.”
- Ken Klingenstein
Chief Technologist, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Director, Internet2 Middleware Initiative
Lead Clergy, MACE
PS of LC
4/11/2019

9. A Community Effort Internet2 membership provides “talented” people
Early Harvest (9/99), first real motivation
MACE – Middleware Architecture Committee for Education (IT Arch folk who see each other often)
Internet2 – critical support role (Ken, Renee, Ben)
EDUCAUSE, EDU, CREN, CNI
HEPKI – Higher Education PKI working groups
U.S. Federal Government & USA Other Groups
International Orgs (Terena, UK, JPN, …)
4/11/2019

10. MACE-ochists RL “Bob” Morgan, Chair, U of WA
Steven Carmody, Brown University
Michael Gettes, Georgetown Univ.
Keith Hazelton,
U of Wisconsin
Paul Hill, MIT
Ken Klingenstein, Colorado at Boulder
Mark Poepping, CMU
Recent Additions
Jim Jokl, UVA
David Wasley, UCOP
4/11/2019

11. Just Some of the Players
Mark Bruhn, Indiana U
The Gang at PSU
Ariel Glenn, Columbia
Jeff Schiller, MIT
Tom Barton, Memphis
Ann West, MTU
Eric Norman, Wisconsin
Clair Goldsmith, UAB
Frank Grewe, U of Minn
Rich Guida,
-Dept. of Treasury
Peter Alterman, NIH
Bill Burr, NIST
Andy Boots, Dept. of Ed.
Bob Moskowitz, ICSA
Casey Lide, DST
Neal McBurnett, Avaya
4/11/2019

12. Working Groups and Projects
MACE-DIR – Directory Interoperability
eduPerson, LDAP-Recipe, Directory of Directories for Higher Education
Conf Calls when needed, hopefully more regular
MACE-Shibboleth – Inter-institutional Auth
Now in full swing, expect bi-weekly conf calls soon.
MACE-PKI – now HEPKI TAG/PAG
1 tag and 1 pag conf call, each bi-weekly.
MACE-MED – Medical Middleware
Early Adopters – WG meetings & bi-weekly calls
MACE proper – bi-weekly conf calls
4/11/2019

13. Modus Operandi Middleware topics tend to be:
Dry, like watching windows boot
Technically and Politically Challenging
Difficult policy and legal issues looming (lawyers, ugh)
Therefore – HUMOR IS REQUIRED!!
Makes the conf calls and meetings almost fun!
Balanced with keen respect for each other, many views
When RL “Bob” Morgan speaks…
We blame Bob for the magic words and acronyms
Shibboleth, MACE, etc…
4/11/2019

14. 1-800-998-2462 “Thank you for calling Vialog…”
“Hey, they’re using a different voice today!”
H.323 has some way to go
IP Telephony might be viable alternative
We hope to learn this soon (hint, hint)
Very Intense Discussions
Great people who want to work this space
The “Lurkers” – silent masses?
4/11/2019

15. Getting the word out http://middleware.internet2.edu
Meeting Mgmt (Ben Chinowsky, Renee Frost)
Notes, Documents, Web Pointers, Presentations, background, etc… (Ben !!!!)
Conference Calls, Conference Calls, …
Middleware Courseware (101, 201, 301 …)
Speaking engagements, conferences
Many people speaking similar mantra globally
4/11/2019

16. MACE-DIR Keith Hazelton, Wisconsin, Chair
~ 2 doz. People, MACE, EA, I2 + others
Not yet regular conf calls
eduPerson objectclass
LDAP-Recipe
Directory of Directories for Higher Education
4/11/2019

17. MACE-SHIBBOLETH RL “Bob” Morgan, Washington, Chair
Inter-institutional Authentication/Authorization
Web Authentication of Remote Sites with Local Credentials
MACE people for several months and now heading towards full swing activity with vendor support and involvement.
March, 2001 – Prototype target
4/11/2019

18. HEPKI TAG – Technical Activities Group PAG – Policy Activities Group
Jim Jokl, Chair, University of Virginia
PAG – Policy Activities Group
Default Chair, Ken Klingenstein, Colorado
PKI Labs (AT&T)– Neal McBurnett, Avaya
Wisconsin & Dartmouth
Industry, Gov., Edu expert guidance
4/11/2019

19. Quotables Higher “Edge”-ucation
“We’re Building a Bridge over the River PKI”
“Foyer” is the same as FOIA !!
“Shining the light in dark spaces”
“I’m here to volunteer for nothing.”
“This stuff is tightly nit vapor.”
“With enough thrust, anything can fly”
4/11/2019

20. Future… Lots of work and problems to solve
Continue to have fun with smart people
We look forward to your involvement !!
“See?” you on the next conference call !!
4/11/2019

21. Fall 2000 Internet2 Member Meeting
Plenary Session, Tuesday AM
This is a general overview presentation about Internet2. Internet2 is a consortium, led by US universities, which is recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today’s Internet in its infancy.
31 October 2000