1. Applications --- Internet2 101 Ted Hanss 13 October 2003

2. 2 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

3. 3  Sciences  Arts  Humanities  Health care  Business/Law  Administration  …  Library  Classroom  Clinic  Office  Laboratory  Dorm room  … Different Disciplines and Contexts

4. 4 Application Attributes  Interactive collaboration  Real-time access to remote resources

5. 5 Attributes, cont.  Large-scale, multi- site computation and data mining  Shared virtual reality  Any combination of the above

6. 6 Infosheets

7. 7 NLANR Advanced Applications Database  Over 4,000 applications  Projects and resources from more than 30 countries  Developed by UIUC, funded by NSF  Searchable from http://apps.internet2.edu

8. 8  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  ResearchChannel  Network Storage  … Applications Working Groups, SIGs, BoFs, and Advisory Groups

9. 9 Approach Broad Outreach Internet2 Days, web site, application flyers Health Sciences Arts & Humanities Science & Engineering Applications Community Applications Community

10. 10 Approach Broad Outreach Internet2 Days, web site, application flyers Mary Kratz Ann Doyle Charles Yun Applications Community Applications Community

11. 11 Technology, Deliverables, and Events  Technology evaluation and advocacy  “Best practices” and “current practices” documents  Prototyping  Tools (Internet2 Detective, Cakebox network measurement device)  Demonstrations (Internet2 meetings and outside events)  Meetings & workshops (Master music classes, VoIP, videoconferencing, …)

12. 12 Internet2 Detective  An easy-to-use tool for network users  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  Downloads and information available at: http://detective.internet2.edu/

13. 13 The Internet2 Commons collaboration through advanced technologies 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, …

14. 14 The Internet2 Commons H.323 Other Collaborative Technologies VRVS Videoconferencing Technologies Access Grid MPEG2 Others Data Sharing Instant Messaging Voice/IP Electronic Notebooks Peer to Peer Collaboratories

15. 15 More Applications Information  apps.internet2.edu  apps.internet2.edu/talks (presentations)  www.internet2.edu/info/infokit.html  Send me mail to join our mailing list apps@internet2.eduapps@internet2.edu  Come to Apps 201 immediately following this session!