1. 1 Internet2: Discover the Possibilities Jennifer MacDougall Applications Coordinator, MAGPI jmacdoug@magpi.net Widener University May 13, 2003

2. 2 Today’s Agenda  1. Overview Internet2/MAGPI  2. Why Internet2?  3. Advanced Applications  4. Remote Presentation  5. Demonstration

3. 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. 4 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.”

5. 5 Internet2 Universities 202 University Members

6. 6 Internet2 Membership (as of May 2003)  200+ Universities and Colleges  60 Corporations  40 Affiliate Members  25 SEGPs  40+ International Partner MoUs

7. 7 Internet2 – The National Network

8. 8 K20 Initiative  New K20 Consortium Established in 2002  Focus outreach and connectivity to K-12s, Museums, Libraries  Aim to bridging K-12 to Higher Ed  Increased opportunities for joint funding, student attraction, learning and education

9. 9 Internet2/Federal Relationship  Separate but interdependent  U.S. Large Scale Networking Led by Federal government Focused on Federal agency needs  Internet2 Led by higher education Focused on research and education needs

10. 10 Internet2 Project Goals  Network Capability—Recreate leading edge Research and Education network, services QoS and middleware: control packet latency, jitter; multicast; E2E Distributed storage, digital video, PKI, security, directories, monitoring  Applications—Enable a new generation Video conferencing, simulation, VR, teleimmersion, “collaboratories” Visible human, GenBank, weather, music, drug discovery, …  Rapid Technology Transfer—New services and applications to the global production Internet and broader educational community Corporate partners, sponsors, members lead the way Community roles via regional networks, GigaPoPs

11. 11 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.”

12. 12 MAGPI Topology

13. 13 Current MAGPI Members  CAPE  Chester County Intermediate Unit  CHOP  Delaware County Intermediate Unit  Fox Chase Cancer Center  Johnson & Johnson  Lehigh University  Princeton University  Temple University  University of Pennsylvania  Widener University

14. 14 Upcoming Members  St. Francis University  Phila. Art Museum  Curtis Institute of Music  Thomas Jefferson University  Villanova University  Mont. Co. Community College  Phila. Public Schools  Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit  Univ. of Delaware

15. 15 Why have Internet2?  The Regular or Commodity Internet was not designed for: Millions of users Congestion Multimedia Real time interaction

16. 16 Comparison of Download Times of “The Matrix”

17. 17 Internet2 Applications  What are “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

18. 18 Internet2 Applications Defined  Applications that require enhanced networking functionality—such as high bandwidth, low latency (delay), or multicast—not available on commercial Internet connections.

19. 19 Application Attributes  Interactive collaboration  Real-time access to remote resources Mark Ellisman, UCSD

20. 20 Attributes, cont.  Large-scale, multi- site computation and data mining  Shared virtual reality  Any combination of the above Glen Wheless, Old Dominion

21. 21 Different Disciplines/Contexts  Sciences  Arts  Humanities  Health care  Business/Law  Administration  …  Library  Classroom  Clinic  Office  Laboratory  Dorm room  …

22. 22 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

23. 23 Super High Definition TV USC’s Robert Zemeckis Center for the Digital Arts NTT, UIC, USC

24. 24 High Performance Group-to-Group Collaboration ; 104 sites as of 6/02 J&J is one of them http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/

25. 25 The Research Channel  www.researchchannel.org  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.

26. 26 Distributed RAP Sessions  Sponsored by Coalition to Diversify Computing  Uses the Access Grid Northwestern University

27. 27 Pacific Lighthouse

28. 28 Arts & Humanities Dancing Beyond Boundaries University of Florida Digital Worlds Institute

29. 29 What is the Grid?  Global resources available to communities of researchers  The protocols, services, and applications that enable new forms of collaboration

30. 30 Grid Resources Workstations Instruments Libraries Data sets People

31. 31 Examples  Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Collaboration environment for earthquake researchers (e.g., structural engineers, geotechnical and tsunami scientists)  Grid Physics Network Petabyte scale environment for data- intensive applications (Large Hadron Collider, Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory)

32. 32 Grid Projects  NEESGrid www.neesgrid.org  GriPhyN www.griphyn.org  S/W infrastructure www.gridforum.org  Research: Sensornets Networked nanotechnology

33. 33 Select Regional Applications  Teleimmersion  International Virtual Panel  PLN Dublin Project  NEES Grid  Health Sciences Career Series  Other: AP Type Coursework, Remote Microscopy, Professional Development, Streaming Video

34. 34 Teleimmersion

35. 35 International Virtual Panel  Coping With Stress and Education  4 Panelists, experts in their fields  An audience of teachers, psychologists, and administrators  Interactive, H.323 Videoconferencing  Digitally Captured, Streaming, DVD formats for review and distribution

36. 36 No Longer a “Once in a Lifetime Opportunity”

37. 37 PLN Dublin Project  Penn PreK-12 teachers working with teachers in Dublin at Trinity College  Graduate School of Education  H.323 Video 768 kbps  HEAnet and MAGPI

38. 38 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.

39. 39 Health Sciences Career Series  Geared to promote Health Science Careers Nursing Telepathology  Remote audiences of students, guidance counselors and school nurses  Four-way multipoint continuous presence video conferencing

40. 40 Other Uses of Internet2  Virtual College Tours  Virtual Student/Faculty Interviews  Workforce Development  Professional Development  Streaming Video and Video on Demand Library

41. 41 How to Get More Involved  Talk with your campus IT and local Internet2 liaisons  Join an Internet2 Working GroupWorking Group  Follow activities of ViDeNetViDeNet  Join Internet2 Mailing Lists  Learn more about advanced initiatives e.g., IPv6, Multicast, QoS  Send me feedback/updates/inquiries…

42. 42 Applications Working Groups  Health Sciences  Veterinary Medicine  Arts & Humanities  Non-trad’l Theses  Arts Performance  High Energy and Nuclear Physics  GIS  …  Remote Instrumentation  Voice over IP  Digital Video  Videoconferencing  Research Channel  Network Storage  …

43. 43 Specific URLs  I2 Apps and Working Groups  http://apps.internet2.edu/  I2 K20 Projects http://k20.internet2.edu/currentprojects/  Research Channel http://www.researchchannel.com/  ViDe  http://www.vide.net/  ViDeNet Cookbook  http://www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook/

44. 44 More Information  http://www.magpi.net  http://www.internet2.edu

45. 45 Thank You! jmacdoug@magpi.net