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Internet2: what is it and why should you care? Heather Boyles heather@internet2.edu Institutional Opportunities in Advanced Networking Austin, TX
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Overview History Goals Members Applications Engineering Architecture Abilene Technology Transfer
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History ARPAnet origins 1987 -- NSFnet Privatization in 1995 Higher ed planning in 1995/1996 Are our research and education needs being met by today’s internet?
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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 September 1998: Middleware Initiative Announced January 1999: Abilene in Production
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Research and Development Commercialization Partnerships Privatization NSFNET Internet2, Abilene, vBNS Advanced US Govt Networks ARPAnet gigabit testbeds Active Nets wireless WDM SprintLink InternetMCI US Govt Networks ANS Interoperable High Performance Research &Education Networks 21st Century Networking Quality of Service (QoS)
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Internet2 Project Goals Enable new generation of applications Re-create leading edge R&E network capability Transfer capability to the global production Internet
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UCAID Member Universities 135 Members as of November 1998 University of Puerto Rico not shown
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Internet2 Corporate Partners 3Com Advanced Network & Services, Inc. AT&T Cabletron Systems Cisco Systems FORE IBM 3Com Advanced Network & Services, Inc. AT&T Cabletron Systems Cisco Systems FORE IBM Lucent Technologies MCI Worldcom Newbridge Networks Nortel Networks Qwest Communications StarBurst Communications Lucent Technologies MCI Worldcom Newbridge Networks Nortel Networks Qwest Communications StarBurst Communications
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Internet2 Corporate Sponsors Bell South Packet Engines SBC Technology Resources StorageTek Torrent Technologies
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Internet2 Corporate Members Alcatel Telecom Ameritech Apple Computer AppliedTheory Bell Atlantic Bellcore British Telecom Compaq/DEC Deutsche Telekom Fujitsu GTE Internetworking Hitachi IXC Communications KDD Alcatel Telecom Ameritech Apple Computer AppliedTheory Bell Atlantic Bellcore British Telecom Compaq/DEC Deutsche Telekom Fujitsu GTE Internetworking Hitachi IXC Communications KDD Nexabit Networks Nokia Research Center Novell NTT Multimedia Pacific Bell RR Donnelley Siemens Sprint Sun Microsystems Sylvan Learning Telebeam Teleglobe Williams Communications Nexabit Networks Nokia Research Center Novell NTT Multimedia Pacific Bell RR Donnelley Siemens Sprint Sun Microsystems Sylvan Learning Telebeam Teleglobe Williams Communications
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Advanced Internet Benefits Richer content through higher bandwidth Video, audio Virtual reality Dynamic not static More interactivity via minimal delay Reliable content delivery through quality of service model
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Applications Engineering MotivateEnables Applications and Engineering
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Internet2 Applications “ Enable new generation of applications” Deliver qualitative and quantitative improvements in the conduct of: Research Teaching Learning Require advanced networking
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Many Disciplines and Contexts Sciences Arts Humanities Health care Business/Law Administration … Instruction Collaboration Streaming video Distributed computation Data mining Virtual reality Digital libraries …
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Virtual Laboratories Interactive research and instruction Real-time access to remote scientific instruments Images courtesy of the University of Michigan
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Virtual Laboratories Real-time access to remote instruments University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center 3-D Brain Mapping
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Digital Libraries Video and audio Indiana University Variations Project
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Distributed Computation Multi-site databases Old Dominion University Chesapeake Bay Simulation Image courtesy of Old Dominion University
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Distributed Computation Large-scale computation University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Image courtesy of UCAR
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Teleimmersion Shared virtual reality University of Illinois at Chicago Virtual Temporal Bone Images courtesy Univ of Illinois- Chicago
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Middleware Challenges Identify technologies that are scalable and interoperable Increase deployment of middleware technologies as part of a pre- commercial production environment Examples: Distributed storage - I2DSI initiative Multicast video tools - I2DVN initiative
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It’s about end-to-end, to-the-desktop services campus infrastructure gigapop infrastructure inter-gigapop infrastructure Establish quality of service (QoS)quality of service (QoS) Support native multicast Engineering Objectives “Re-create leading edge R&E network capability”
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I2 Interconnect Cloud GigaPoP One GigaPoP Four GigaPoP Two GigaPoP Three “Gigabit capacity point of presence” an aggregation point for regional connectivity Network Architecture
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I2 Interconnect Cloud GigaPoPs, cont. GigaPoP One University A University BUniversity C Regional Network Commodity Internet Connections E.g. vBNS, Abilene
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Internet2 GigaPoPs
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Abilene Project Provide advanced network testbed Support Internet2 applications development Demonstrate next generation operational and quality of service capabilities Create facilities for network research
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Abilene Network January 1999 Cleveland New York Atlanta Indianapolis Kansas City Houston Denver Los Angeles Sacramento Seattle Abilene Router Node Abilene Access Node Operational January 1999 Planned 1999
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Abilene Characteristics 2.4 Gbps (OC48) among gigaPoPs, increasing to 9.6 Gbps (OC192) Connections at 622 Mbps (OC12) or 155 Mbps (OC3) IP over Sonet technology Access PoPs very close to almost all of the anticipated university gigaPoPs
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Abilene Schedule Fall 1998: Demonstrated network at member meeting, in pre-production at several universities, connected to Chicago switch for STAR TAP, peering with vBNS January 1999: Initial group of members in production mode December 1999: Approximately 65 members plan to be connected
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For UCAID Members Involvement in the decisions Responsive to continuing needs Driven by member research Potential for increasing connectivity for all UCAID university members wanting to participate in Research Goals.
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Now I know what it is -- but why should I care? “ Transfer capability to the global production Internet” “Coming Soon!” Technology Transfer Regional community role Industry role
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Internet2 NGI Relationship Similar technical objectives Focused on different, but complementary communities NGI: Federal Mission agencies UCAID/Internet2: university research and education community Working to interconnect, make interoperable federal research networks and Abilene
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Internet2 International Collaborations Building peer to peer relationships Looking for similar goals/objectives and similar constituencies Mechanism: Memoranda of Understanding Signed: CANARIE, Stichting SURF, NORDUnet In process: TERENA, SingAREN, JAIRC, APAN and others
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Trend -- Information -> Collaboration Today’s Internet focuses on access to and delivery of information Tomorrow’s Internet will support human collaboration in an information-rich environment The Internet is global, and is creating a global capability to build knowledge-based communities
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Implications From casual & important uses to mission-critical uses From delayed interaction -> immediate interaction From regulated media -> less regulated communication From mass media (munication?) -> personalized communication Interactive electronic communities will proliferate and thrive
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Result The Internet and its applications will subsume other services: telephone mail television print news movie rental virtual meetings classroom-based education advertising and sales will be universally accessible
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More Information Me: Heather Boyles heather@internet2.edu +1 202 331 5342 Internet2 www.internet2.edu
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