1. Internet2: A Tutorial Part 1 of 4
17th Brazilian Symposium on
Computer Networks
Paul Love, Internet2
Chair, I2 Topology WG

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Outline
Background & Overview
Applications
Abilene Network
Gigapop Architecture
Working Groups
IPv6
Multicast
Middleware
Network Storage
QoS
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3. Internet2 Background and Overview

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History
ARPAnet origins
NSFnet
Backbone: 56kbps to 45mbps
Privatizated in 1995
Higher education planning in 1995/1996
Are our research and education needs being met by today’s (1996’s) Internet?
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History of Internet2
September 1995: Monterey Futures Conference
August 1996: Cheyenne Mountain Workshop
October 1996: Internet2 Project formed
34 Institutions attended - all joined
January 1997: First Internet2 Member Meeting
October 1997: UCAID formed
University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development
April 1998: Abilene Project Announced
September 1998: Middleware Initiative Announced
January 1999: Abilene in Production
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6. Internet2 “Structure” Affiliate Members Corporate Members & Partners
University Members
UCAID
(University Corporation for
Advanced Internet Development)
Internet2
Project
Abilene
Middleware
Initiative
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7. History of Internet2, cont.
Current Membership
University 154
Affiliate 27
Corporate 50
Membership commitment
Membership dues
End-to-end high performance connectivity
HPNSP connectivity
Campus upgrades
Highend applications development
Retain commodity Internet connectivity
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8. 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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9. Internet2 Universities 154 Members as of May 1999
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University of Puerto Rico not shown
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10. Internet2 Primary Technical Innovations Needed
Stated a year ago
Quality of Service
Enable advanced applications without brute force
Multi-cloud and multi-provider
Multicast
Scalable
Selection among emerging technologies
Support for large delay - bandwidth products
IPv6
As a means to important ends
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Network Architecture
GigaPoP
One
GigaPoP
Two
I2 Interconnect
Cloud
GigaPoP
Three
GigaPoP
Four
“Gigabit capacity point of presence” an
aggregation point for regional connectivity
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Internet2 Backbones
Multiple Backbones
Initially just vBNS
Partnership of National Science Foundation & MCIWorldcom
April 1995 through March 2000
Joined by Abilene
Project of UCAID
Begun 1998
Initial Parners - Internet2, Qwest, Cisco, Nortel
Possible others HPNSPs in future
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13. vBNS Backbone Network Map
Seattle C
Boston
National Center for
Atmospheric Research
Ameritech NAP
Cleveland C
Chicago C
New York City C A C C A C C
Sprint NAP
Pittsburgh
Supercomputing
Center C
Perryman, MD A
San Francisco C
Denver C C C
National Center for
Supercomputing
Applications C J
Washington, DC
MFS NAP
Los Angeles J C A C
Atlanta C
San Diego
Supercomputer Center
Ascend GRF 400
Cisco 7507
Juniper M40
FORE ASX-1000
NAP A C
DS-3
OC-3C
OC-12C
OC-48 J C
Houston
 1999 MCIWORLDCOM
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US Federal Government: Next Generation Internet (NGI) Program
Established in parallel with Internet2
Multi-agency research and development (R&D) program to develop, test, and demonstrate advanced networking technologies and applications
via testbeds that are 100 to 1,000 times faster end-to-end than today's Internet
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15. ESnet as example NGI net
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16. 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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17. Internet2 <--> NGI Relationship cont’d
Cooperative programs:
NSF High Performance Connections grants: UCAID universities using to connect to achieve Internet2 connectivity
Abilene <-> Energy & NASA network interconnections: provides high performance access for universities to research labs
(One NASA network still to be peered with)
Applications: researchers benefit from numerous federal grants that help develop applications
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18. Internet2 International Activities
Why?
Ensure global interoperability of new technologies and applications
Enable collaboration between US researchers/faculty/students and colleagues outside US. using advanced networking capabilities
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International
How?
Form mutually beneficial relationships with organizations outside the US with:
Similar projects goals to Internet2
Similar constituencies (institutions of higher education/research)
Establish interconnectivity
International networks come to US to peer
Establish collaborations in technology, applications development activities
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International
Who?
CANARIE (Canada)
SURFnet (Netherlands)
NORDUnet (Nordic countries)
TERENA (pan-European association)
CUDI (Mexico)
JAIRC (Japan)
UKERNA (UK)
DFN-Verein (Germany)
RENATER (France)
INFN-GARR (Italy)
SingAREN (Singapore)
...
Anticipate More
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Information Exchange
International task force
To advise our Board & management on issues of international collaborations
Representatives invited to be members of Internet2 Working Groups
Internet2 participates in related international groups such as CCIRN
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22. Applications

23. Internet2 Applications
What are “I2 applications”?
They deliver qualitative and quantitative improvements in how we conduct research and engage in teaching and learning
They require advanced networks to work
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24. Different Disciplines/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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25. Application Attributes
Interactive research collaboration and instruction
Real-time access to remote scientific instruments
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Attributes, cont.
Large-scale, multi-site computation and database processing
Shared virtual reality
Any combination of the above
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27. Variations/Music Archives
Indiana University

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30. American Sign Language and English Captions
Gallaudet University

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32. Upper Atmospheric Research Collaboratory
University of Michigan

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36. Remote Scanning Electron Microscope
University of Michigan

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Philips XL30
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39. 3D Brain Mapping: “Watching the Brain in Action”
University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

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42. University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute
GeoWorlds
University of Southern California
Information Sciences Institute

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44. Teleimmersion University of Illinois-Chicago
University of Illinois-NCSA
Old Dominion University

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The CAVE
Source: University of Illinois-Chicago
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Immersadesk
Source: University of Illinois-Chicago
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Engaging Developers
Outreach
Go to faculty on campus and at discipline meetings
See
Educating about development issues
Portability, interoperability, scaling, ...
Adaptive apps, multicast, QoS, …
E.g., see
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The End
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