1. Fall 2002 Internet2 Member Meeting
International Task Force: Information for International Partners
International Collaborations and Advanced Networking Projects
Internet2 International Task Force
October 28, 2002
This is a general overview presentation about Internet2. Internet2 is a consortium, led by US universities, which is recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today’s Internet in its infancy.

2. 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. - AGENDA Welcome and Information Items
An Abilene Upgrade Update: what does it mean for international connections? - Steve Corbato, Internet2
International Exchange Points
Star Light Joe Mambretti, NorthWestern University/StarLight
Pacific Wave Jan Eveleth, Pacific Northwest Gigapop
AMPATH Julio Ibarra, Florida International University
MAN LAN – Paul Love, Internet2
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3. Partnerships: Internet2 International
Strategic importance to Internet2
Ensure global interoperability
of the next generation of Internet technologies and applications
Enable global collaboration
in research and education providing/promoting the development of an advanced networking environment internationally Build effective partnerships in other countries
With organizations of similar goals/objectives and similar constituencies
Mechanism: Memoranda of Understanding
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4. MoU in brief Provide/promote interconnectivity between communities
Collaborate on technology development and deployment
Facilitate collaboration between members on applications
Encourage technology transfer
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5. International MoU Partners
Europe-Middle East
ARNES (Slovenia)
BELNET (Belgium)
CARNET (Croatia)
CESnet (Czech Republic)
DANTE (Europe)
DFN-Verein (Germany)
GIP RENATER (France)
GRNET (Greece)
HEAnet (Ireland)
HUNGARNET (Hungary)
INFN-GARR (Italy)
Israel-IUCC (Israel)
NORDUnet (Nordic Countries)
POL-34 (Poland)
RCST (Portugal)
RedIRIS (Spain)
RESTENA (Luxembourg)
SANET (Slovakia)
Stichting SURF (Netherlands)
SWITCH (Switzerland)
TERENA (Europe)
JISC, UKERNA (United Kingdom)
Asia-Pacific
AAIREP (Australia)
APAN (Asia-Pacific)
APAN-KR (Korea)
APRU (Asia-Pacific)
CERNET, CSTNET, NSFCNET (China)
JAIRC (Japan)
JUCC (Hong Kong)
NECTEC / UNINET (Thailand)
SingAREN (Singapore)
TAnet2 (Taiwan)
Americas
CANARIE (Canada)
CEDIA (Ecuador) CNTI (Venezuela)
CRNET (Costa Rica)
CUDI (Mexico)
REUNA (Chile)
RETINA (Argentina)
RNP2 (Brazil)
SENACYT (Panama)
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6. MoU Partners: Discussions In Progress
Newest Internet2 MoU Partners:
Slovakia (SANET), CEDIA (Ecuador), Venezuela (CNTI)
America:
Uruguay, Colombia
Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba
Europe:
Russia
Africa:
South Africa
Asia:
Malaysia, Asia
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7. Networks reachable via Abilene – by country
Europe-Middle East
Asia-Pacific
Americas
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
*CERN
Australia
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Korea
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Mexico
United States
More information about reachable networks at
Also, see
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8. Resources Communications/outreach
Mailing lists:
Ask us! Contact Ana Preston or Heather Boyles
Upcoming: new website (content), international newsletter, region specific contact and quick facts
We need your feedback!
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9. ARENA http://arena.internet2.edu
ARENA (funded in part by NSF)
Interactive atlas:
Links to research and education networks
NOC and technical contact information
Who connects to which network
Which networks are connected together (peer)
Pathfinder tool draws a path and shows bandwidth from one institution to another
Enhanced pathfinder and self-edit functionality
now under End-to-end Performance Initiative
Questions:
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10. 9:00 a.m. – noon Collaborations and Projects
Remarks Ana Preston, Internet2
NLANR - Measurement and Network Analysis Group - Overview and Activities  Ronn Ritke, NLANR/MOAT (USA)
Cuba: Overview and current projects Juan Pedro Febles, National Center of BioInformatics (Cuba)
QoS requirements for data collaboration using T.120  Liane Tarouco, Fabrício Tamusiunas, RNP2 (Brazil)
Taiwan's TWAREN Initiative Fay Sheu, TANET (Taiwan)
 BREAK
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11.  Update on German Network for Research & Education Martin Wilhelm, DFN (Germany)
 PRAGMA: Pacific Rim Applications and Grid Middleware Assembly Peter Arzberger, UCSD (USA) 
 Overview of activities and CEDIA (Consorcio Ecuatoriano para el Desarrollo de Internet Avanzado) Enrique Pelaez, ESPOL (Ecuador)
 Foreign Language and Cultural Exchanges: The Next High-Performance Killer App for K20? Jennifer MacDougall, Greg Palmer, MAGPI GigaPoP (USA)
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