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Introduction to Internet2:
Overview and Discussion
NSF
October 19, 2006
Doug Van Houweling
Presentations
• Internet2 Networks in Support of e-Science,
Rick Summerhill & Russ Hobby
• Campus Middleware in the Service of
Science, Keith Hazelton
• Global R&E Network Infrastructure, Heather
Boyles
• End-to-end Performance Initiative, Eric Boyd
History
• 1968 -- Protocols developed by the the
research university community with
DARPA support
• 1986 -- Internet a CS facility
• 1987 -- NSFNet
• 1989 -- HTML invented at CERN.
• 1993 -- Mosaic browser from NCSA.
• 1994 -- Internet Commercialized
• 1995 – URL’s redefine information work
Internet2 Yesterday and Today
• Launched October 1996
• 34 US universities
• Federal Next Generation Internet initiative
• Not-for-profit corporation September 1997
• Abilene backbone network April 1998
• Today
• 208 US universities; corporate members,
affiliates members, international partners
• New Internet2 backbone network;
Middleware, QUILT, Measurement
Internet2 Mission and Goals
Internet2 Mission
• Develop and deploy advanced network applications
and technologies, accelerating the creation of
tomorrow’s Internet.
Internet2 Goals
• Enable new generation of applications
• Re-create leading edge R&E network capability
• Transfer technology and experience to the global
production Internet
NSF and Internet2
• Collaboration at the start
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NSF Connection Program/Next Generation Internet
Middleware Initiative – Early Harvest, NMI
Security – SALSA
Performance measurement – SGER, Ultralight
QOS in Applications/Engineering
• HPC grant awards and cost sharing
Internet2 = Support for Serious Science
• Unique scientific instruments
• High-energy and nuclear physics
• Astronomy
• Supercomputers, TeraGrid, cluster computing
• Large-scale distributed sensor networks
• Ecology, seismology, meteorology
Systems Approach
Applications
Middleware
Network
Security
Policy
Community is key
Internet2 Today
Applications
Middleware
Services
Networks
Security
End-to-end Performance
Motivate
Enable
Internet2 Partnerships
Internet2 fosters the partnerships and
collaboration that spurred the development of
the Internet.
• Academia
• Industry
• Government
• International
ESnet
 Internet2 ongoing collaboration with DOE
Office of Science high-performance network
 ESnet is partnering with Internet2 in the
development and deployment of its nextgeneration research network
Internet2 as NREN
• Abilene backbone operational in 1999
• Growth of community participation
• Supported by initiatives in middleware,
security, performance – System
• Vision of global cyberinfrastructure to support
education, research and commerce
Internet2 Community
208 University Members October 2006
Internet2 Community
• 66 Corporate Partners, Members, and
Sponsors
• 52 Affiliate members
• Associations
• International Partners
Internet2 Network Infrastructure
• Abilene backbone operates at 10
gigabits per second capacity today
• GigaPoPs provide regional highperformance aggregation points
• Local campus networks provide 100
Mbps to the desktop
• FiberCo provides dark fiber nationwide
Internet2 Network Environment: 2006
Strengthening Community Engagement
• Middleware Architecture Committee for
Education (MACE)
• Salsa: Security Advisory Group
• K20 Initiative Advisory Committee
• Health Sciences Advisory Group
• New Internet2 Network
New Internet2 Network
• Hybrid optical and IP network
• Dynamic and static wavelength services
• Fiber, equipment dedicated to Internet2;
Level 3 maintains network, including SLA for
wave system
• Platform support for production services and
experimental projects
The New Internet2 Network
Capabilities
• Capacity and reliability to serve large scale
projects – VLBI, LHC, NEON, TeraGrid
• Cost-effective optical paths to support
experimental projects – GENI
• Flexibility to support smaller projects at lower
bandwidths, for variable lengths of time
• Capable of lightpath provisioning to the
campus
Network Research
• Ideal platform for network research – ability to
support highly experimental projects along with
production based services
• Internet2 Observatory will be expanded to
include
• Data collection at all layers of the network, with
datasets made available to network researchers
• Support for colocation of equipment in optical
nodes
International
• Service trial with GEANT2 on dynamic
provisioning of 1 GigE circuits across Internet2
and GEANT2
• Develop inter-domain 1 GigE services between
hosts or clusters of hosts in Europe and the US –
technology, policies, and cost models
Transition Schedule and Plan
• New network complete by July 2007
• Transition complete by October 2007
• Detailed plan is being developed in concert with
community
• Proceed in mostly serial manner, moving
sequentially around the country
• Minimize disruptions for connectors
Internet2 at NSF
More to come…
• Internet2 Networks in Support of e-Science, Rick
Summerhill & Russ Hobby
• Campus Middleware in the Service of Science,
Keith Hazelton
• Global R&E Network Infrastructure, Heather Boyles
• End-to-end Performance Initiative, Eric Boyd
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