1. Current Status of Abilene Sponsored Education Group Participants Internet2 K-20 Initiative Heather Bruning, Abilene Project Coordinator 4 August 2001

2. 8/4/20012 SEGP Fundamentals How do SEGPs work? SEGP status targeted at both developed and emerging state-based education networks One or more Internet2 University Members in the same state act as sponsor(s) –Periodic SEGP progress updates to Abilene required How are SEGPs implementing advanced applications? Connectors take overall fiscal and operational responsibility for the SEGP –No direct UCAID relationship with the SEGP –Quarterly fractional utilization reports to Abilene required Differentiate Member/Sponsored Participants and SEGPs % (in/out) traffic and method of measurement

3. 8/4/20013 SEGP Process Sponsor(s) complete SEGP Application SEGP Connector completes Abilene Connection Agreement Addendum Connector submits SEGP routing information to UCAID at abilene@internet2.eduabilene@internet2.edu UCAID reviews and approves routes and submits them to the Abilene NOC Abilene NOC begins passing additional SEGP traffic on the network

4. 8/4/20014 Approved SEGPs California California State University system (4CNet) Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities California Community Colleges Digital California Project (K-12) –Connector: CENIC –Sponsor: California Internet2 Member Universities Provides multimedia archive of Holocaust survivor testimony through the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation (VHF)

5. 8/4/20015 Approved SEGPs Indiana Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System (IHETS) –Connector: Indiana University –Sponsor: Indiana University Live webcasting of music concerts; Masters of Music degree education completely online

6. 8/4/20016 Approved SEGPs Michigan MichNet (educational sites) –Connector: Merit –Sponsor: University of Michigan Interactive video, including H.323 and multicast used for a number of educational applications

7. 8/4/20017 Approved SEGPs Missouri MOREnet –Connector: Great Plains Network –Sponsor: University of Missouri Shadow netWorkspace: Internet-based software application to help schools use the Internet to improve education and access to information

8. 8/4/20018 Approved SEGPs Ohio OARnet (educational sites) –Connector: OARnet –Sponsor: Ohio Internet2 Member Universities H.323 video conferencing will be used to enhance university instruction in foreign languages, science, and music

9. 8/4/20019 Approved SEGPs Oklahoma OneNet (educational sites) –Connector:OneNet –Sponsors:University of Oklahoma Oklahoma State University University of Tulsa Offering Advanced Placement courses through distance learning (H.323) to disadvantaged school districts

10. 8/4/200110 Approved SEGPs Oregon Oregon Public Education Network (OPEN) –Connector: Oregon GigaPoP –Sponsor: University of Oregon IP native multicast video for wide-area distance education

11. 8/4/200111 Approved SEGPs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (SSHE) –Connector: Drexel University –Sponsor: Drexel University Visual Geophysical Exploration Environment (VGEE) utilizes long-distance web collaboration, including sharing large data files, multimedia elements, and frequent teleconferencing

12. 8/4/200112 Approved SEGPs Rhode Island Ocean State Higher education, Economic development and Administrative Network (OSHEAN) –Connector:Northern Crossroads (NoX) –Sponsors:University of Rhode Island Brown University Jason Project: interactive H.323 video conferencing and live streaming video allowing K-12 students to study oceanography

13. 8/4/200113 Approved SEGPs Virginia Net.Work.Virginia Next Generation (NWVng) –Connector: NWVng –Sponsor: Virginia Tech Multimedia (real-time audio and video transmission) foreign language instruction

14. 8/4/200114 Approved SEGPs Washington Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network –Connector: Pacific/Northwest GigaPoP –Sponsor: University of Washington NEPTUNE project, led by UW School of Oceanography: a fiber optic system to provide interactive, real-time flow of data and imagery over a wide area of the Pacific Ocean and seafloor

15. 8/4/200115 Approved SEGPs Wisconsin WiscNet (educational sites) –Connector: WiscREN –Sponsor: University of Wisconsin - Madison Developing a core set of applications exploiting NGI capabilities to support medical education in anatomy and surgical technique (NLM project)

16. 8/4/200116 SEGP Inquiries Florida Georgia Illinois Louisiana Maryland Nevada North Carolina North Dakota Texas Utah

17. 8/4/200117 For More Information www.internet2.edu/abilene abilene@internet2.edu Steve Corbató –corbato@internet2.edu Heather Bruning –heather2@internet2.edu