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Internet2
A Project of the University Corporation for
Advanced Internet Development
Ted Hanss
Director, Applications Development
VIEWNET -- 24 April 1998
Topics
Example Applications
History
Organization
Engineering
Internet2 Mission
Facilitate and coordinate the
development, deployment, operation
and technology transfer of advanced,
network-based applications and
network services to further research
and higher education and accelerate
the availability of new services and
applications on the Internet.
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
Advanced Internet Benefits
Richer content through higher
bandwidth
• Video, audio
• Virtual reality
• Dynamic not static
More interactivity via minimal delay
Reliable content delivery through
quality of service model
History
Research/Development Cycles
Arpanet
NSFnet
NGI
Internet2
History
Internet2 Project
• Started October 1996 with 34 members
• Commitment to end-to-end enhancements
University Corporation for Advanced
Internet Development
• Not-for-profit established in October 1997
• Parent organization for the Internet2 and
Abilene Projects
Organization
Membership
125+ university members
15 affiliate members
15 corporate members
10 corporate partners
Organization
University presidents/chancellors
are the voting representatives
Strong board (primarily presidents)
Advisory councils with board seats
• Applications Strategy
• Network Planning and Policy
• Network Research Liaison
Engineering
Engineering Objectives
Deploy a production network for
applications R&D
Implement quality of service
• Allow applications to request and receive
performance attributes
Establish GigaPoPs as effective
service points
Interconnect
Current interconnect is the vBNS
(very high speed backbone network
service)
• Five year (1995-2000) cooperative
agreement between the NSF and MCI
• Operating at OC12 (622 mbps)
The vBNS peers with other federally
sponsored networks
Network Architecture
GigaPoP
One
GigaPoP
Two
I2I2Interconnect
Interconnect
Cloud
Cloud
GigaPoP
Three
GigaPoP
Four
“Gigabit capacity point of presence” an
aggregation point for regional connectivity
GigaPoPs, cont.
University A
I2 interconnect
GigaPoP
One
Regional Network
University B
University C
Commodity
Internet
connections
Internet2 GigaPoPs
Expected Mid-1998
The Abilene Project
Project Abilene Objectives
High availability backbone network
for advanced research applications
Separate network to test advanced
network capabilities
Separate network to do network
research
Project Team
Overall direction by UCAID
Qwest Corporation
Nortel (Northern Telecom)
Cisco Systems
Open to other contributors
Collaborate with related efforts in
network or applications research
Abilene Characteristics
2.4 gbps (OC48) among gigaPoPs,
increasing to 9.6 gbps (OC192)
Connections at 622 (OC12) or 155
mbps (OC3)
IP over Sonet technology
Access PoPs very close to almost all
of the anticipated university
GigaPoPs
International Opportunities
International Opportunities
Focus on researcher partnerships
working on advanced applications
Cooperate on QoS, etc. to maintain
global interoperability
Use STARTAP (Science, Technology,
and Research Transit Access Point)
for connectivity
• www.startap.net
More Info ...
www.internet2.edu
[email protected]
www-personal.umich.edu/~ted/talks
Ted Hanss
Internet2
3025 Boardwalk Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
+1.734.913.4256