Internet2: Integrated Innovation National Internet2 Day Douglas Van Houweling President & CEO, Internet2 18 March 2004

Internet2 Mission Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet. As you will see, that mission is being realized today. Internet2 is a unique non-profit corporation of more than 200 universities, 60 corporations, and 40 affiliates working to develop a faster, more reliable, more private and secure Internet that enables applications such as really useful videoconferencing, medical training and care, secure access to music and movies, and high schoolers using electron microscopes to investigate unseeable worlds.

Internet2 Today and Tomorrow Applications End-to-end Performance Motivate Security Middleware Enable What makes the Internet2 unique is the way it brings together a diverse community, and the way that community works together on a mission of integrated innovation to help make a better Internet for tomorrow, an Internet that is more powerful, more reliable, more secure--and also easier to use. That means we look across traditional technology layers, we work across organizational boundaries, to provide a foundation for our members to develop and deploy capabilities that let people do more Services Networks

Fundamental Questions What does Internet2 community (and the rest of the world) require from the Internet and its applications? What should the Internet2 community do to address those requirements? What specific steps should we take to move forward?

Strategic Foci Address the advanced networking needs and interests of the research & education community Implement a systems approach towards a scalable advanced networking infrastructure Provide leadership in the evolution of the Internet Leverage strategic relationships among academia, industry and government Catalyze activities that cannot be accomplished by individual organizations Focus on financially feasible, affordable, and deployable technologies and solutions

The Future Hybrid Optical and Packet Infrastructure Integrated Middleware & Security End-to-End Performance Internet Architecture Assessment

A Better Internet for Tomorrow Unleash the potential of the Internet Make the Internet appropriate for critical applications Middleware will enable: Solutions to reduce spam and virus infections Use of the Internet to legally access protected content End-to-End Performance tools will: Encourage upgraded network design and engineering Routine use of video conferencing and Internet access to high quality video content

Operating in Pasteur’s Quadrant Bohr Pasteur Yes Focus on New Knowledge Creation? Edison No No Yes Focus on Application?