Introduction to Internet2 Laurie Burns Director of Member Activities, Internet2 AN-MSI Internet 2 Planning Conference University of Texas at El Paso April 25, 2001

2 Today’s Talk Will: Provide an overview of the Internet2 organization and activities Provide information on key initiatives Provide information on ways in which institutions and organizations can get involved Provide links to more information Answer your questions

3 What is Internet2? A member-based organization focused on advanced applications and advanced networking in research and education An organization under the auspices of the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID) More than “a network” – it’s an umbrella term for many activities undertaken by the organization and the membership The organization its staff work for

4 Why Internet2? Today’s Internet Doesn’t: Provide reliable end-to-end performance Encourage cooperation on new capabilities Allow testing of new technologies Support development of revolutionary applications

5 Why Internet2? Tomorrow’s Internet Will Have: Billions of users and devices Convergence of today’s applications and services New technologies enable unanticipated applications (and create new challenges)

6 Why Internet2? Higher Education’s Role: History of leadership for advanced networking nationally Collaborative research is a primary driver for development of advanced applications Diversity of institutions, disciplines, and people Large-scale testbed environment

7 Internet2 Beginnings and Growth Fall 1996 Internet2 project is created as a collaboration among 34 leading research universities Fall 1997 University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development is incorporated Spring regular University members, 30 Corporate members, and 22 Affiliate members Today 185 regular University members, 74 Corporate members, and 41 Affiliate members

8 Internet2 Mission Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet.

9 Internet2 Goals 1: Enable new generation of applications not supported in current commodity Internet 2: Re-create leading edge R&E network capability 3: Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet

10 Internet2 Goals Enable a new generation of applications Collaborative or group process support Access to remote resources Distributed computation and data handling Immersive data visualization and virtual reality

11 Real-time access to remote instruments University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center 3-D Brain Mapping Virtual Laboratories

12 Large-scale computation University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Image courtesy of UCAR Distributed Computation

13 Video and audio Indiana University Variations Project Digital Libraries

14 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, …

15 Applications Initiatives Health Sciences Focus on telemedicine, electronic medical records, imaging, etc. Arts and Humanities Focus on performing arts, fine arts, multimedia

16 Internet2 Goals 2: Re-create leading edge R&E network capability  End-to-End Environments  Core Middleware  Advanced Network Services (Multicast, QoS, IPv6)  Testbed network environment for networking research use

17 Internet2 Network Infrastructure Backbones operate at 2.4 Gbps (OC48) capacity today GigaPoPs provide regional high-performance aggregation points Local campus networks provide 100 Mbps (or better) to the desktop

18 Internet2 Interconnect Cloud GigaPoP Regional Network University C Commercial Internet Connections University B University A Internet2 Network Architecture

19 Advanced Networks Abilene vBNS vBNS+ ESnet NREN DREN

20 International Connectivity International MOU Partners Over 30 networks in countries around the world Memoranda of Understanding are established with international networking organizations that share Internet2’s goals and objectives MOU’s define the interconnection agreements between these networks and Abilene

21 Internet2 End-to-End Performance Initiative Goal: To enable the end-user to obtain optimal performance from the available current and future infrastructure on a routine basis. Network Host Applications Distributed and coordinated support Knowledge building and dissemination

22 Internet2 Middleware Initiative  Early Harvest and Early Adopters  PKI  Shibboleth (authentication)  Computational middleware (Beta Grid)  Medical middleware  Directories (eduperson)

23 Abilene 10,000 miles of national backbone operating at 2.4 Gbps (OC48) among GigaPoPs Connections to Abilene at 155 Mbps (OC3), 622 Mbps (OC12), and 2.4 Gbps (OC48) Packet/IP over SoNet technology (PoS) Supported and operated by a partnership among Qwest, Cisco Systems, Nortel, and Indiana University

24 Internet2 Goals 3: Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet  Collaborating on advanced applications  Deploying pre-commercial infrastructure and protocols  Establishing expertise and human capital  Supporting large-scale proof of concept

25 Internet2 Corporate Partners Marconi Communications Microsoft Nortel Networks Qwest Communications SBC Communications Spirent Communications WCI Cable Worldcom 3Com Advanced Network & Services Alcatel AT&T Cisco Systems IBM ITC^Deltacom Lucent Technologies

26 Expanded Access Initiative Extend benefits of advanced networking to wider education community Seek opportunities to leverage high-performance networking in advancing the practice of learning and teaching Seek opportunities to leverage the practice of learning and teaching in advancing high-performance networking

27 Internet2 Working Groups IPv6 Measurement Multicast Network Management Quality of Service Routing Security Topology Digital Video Digital Imaging ResearchChannel Video Conferencing Voice over IP Network Storage MACE (Architecture) MACE-DIR (Directories) HEPKI-TAG HEPKI-PAG

28 Internet2 Membership University US institutions of higher education Corporate Members Sponsors Partners Affiliate Non-profit and other research or education organizations

29 Internet2 Membership Expectations : Engage in the activities and goals of Internet2 Commit to the sustained deployment of high-performance network infrastructure Contribute to the advancement of research and educational uses of high-performance networking Self select

30 Internet2 Membership Benefits: Direct participation in Internet2 Working Groups and Initiatives Attendance at Internet2 Member Meetings Direct access to collaboration opportunities within the membership community

31 University Members by Carnegie Classification 131 Doctoral Research/Extensive (out of 148) 40 Doctoral Research/Intensive (out of 105) 5 Masters I 2 Engineering schools 5 Medical schools 2 System Offices

32 Corporate Membership Corporate Membership by Type 16 Partners 9 Sponsors 49 Members Diversity of Corporate Membership telecommunications and networking companies educational content providers application service providers pharmaceuticals start-ups

33 Internet2 Affiliate Members 14 research organizations (e.g., UCAR, CERN) 8 universities or system offices 8 federal labs (e.g., NASA, NOAA) 8 regional or state networking organizations 1 performing arts organization (New World Symphony) 1 digital archive (Visual History Foundation)

34 Membership Dues University $25,000/year Affiliate $10,000 $25,000 including Collaboration Site Status* * Collaboration Site Status: Allows Affiliate Members and Corporate Members to designate a physical location, such as a research lab, to connect to Abilene.

35 Membership Dues Corporate Members $10,000-$25,000 depending on annual revenues and on Collaboration Site Status Corporate Sponsors Dues plus in-kind contributions of $100,000 or more Corporate Partners Dues plus in-kind contributions of $1,000,000 or more

36 Abilene Participation Participation is different from Membership Participation arises from desire to contribute to its development Participation is based on collaborations and use of advanced research, instructional and clinical applications

37 Abilene Participation Primary Participation University Members Affiliate and Corporate Members with Collaboration Site Status* * Collaboration Site Status allows Affiliate and Corporate Members to designate a physical location, such as a research lab, to connect to Abilene

38 Abilene Participation Sponsored Sponsored Individual Institutions Individual educational or research-oriented institutions, museums, art galleries, libraries, hospitals, etc. who are sponsored by a Regular University member Sponsored Educational Groups State networks of predominantly educational organizations, such as state K-12 networks who are sponsored by a Regular University member in the same state

39 Abilene Fees Primary Participants $20,000/year Sponsored Individual Institution Participants no fees to Internet2 Sponsored Educational Group Participants $30,000/year, plus $2,000/congressional representative, paid by the connector to Internet2

40 Advanced Networking on the Web General Internet2:  Abilene:  Federal Next Generation Internet:  vBNS:  National Teleimmersion Initiative:  sion Quality of Service: QBone  Scalable IP Multicast  Digital Video: I2-DV  Middleware:  e/

41 Thank you! Laurie Burns