Internet2: what is it and why should you care?
Heather Boyles
Institutional Opportunities in Advanced Networking
Austin, TX
Overview History Goals Members Applications Engineering Architecture Abilene Technology Transfer
History of Internet2
September 1995: Monterey Futures Conference
August 1996: Cheyenne Mountain Workshop
October 1996: Internet2 Project formed
January 1997: First Internet2 Member Meeting
October 1997: UCAID formed
April 1998: Abilene Project Announced
September 1998: Middleware Initiative Announced
January 1999: Abilene in Production
Research andDevelopment
Commercialization
Partnerships
Privatization
NSFNET
Internet2, Abilene, vBNSAdvanced US Govt Networks
ARPAnet
gigabittestbeds
ActiveNets
wirelessWDM
SprintLinkInternetMCI US Govt
NetworksANS
InteroperableHigh PerformanceResearch &Education
Networks
21st CenturyNetworking
Quality of Service(QoS)
Internet2 Project Goals
Enable new generation of applications
Re-create leading edge R&E network
capability
Transfer capability to the global
production Internet
UCAID Member Universities135 Members as of November 1998
University of Puerto Rico not shown
Internet2 Corporate Partners
3Com
Advanced Network & Services, Inc.
AT&T
Cabletron Systems
Cisco Systems
FORE
IBM
3Com
Advanced Network & Services, Inc.
AT&T
Cabletron Systems
Cisco Systems
FORE
IBM
Lucent Technologies
MCI Worldcom
Newbridge Networks
Nortel Networks
Qwest Communications
StarBurst Communications
Lucent Technologies
MCI Worldcom
Newbridge Networks
Nortel Networks
Qwest Communications
StarBurst Communications
Internet2 Corporate Sponsors
Bell South Packet Engines SBC Technology
Resources StorageTek Torrent
Technologies
Internet2 Corporate Members Alcatel Telecom Ameritech Apple Computer AppliedTheory Bell Atlantic Bellcore British Telecom Compaq/DEC Deutsche Telekom Fujitsu GTE Internetworking Hitachi IXC Communications KDD
Alcatel Telecom Ameritech Apple Computer AppliedTheory Bell Atlantic Bellcore British Telecom Compaq/DEC Deutsche Telekom Fujitsu GTE Internetworking Hitachi IXC Communications KDD
Nexabit Networks Nokia Research Center Novell NTT Multimedia Pacific Bell RR Donnelley Siemens Sprint Sun Microsystems Sylvan Learning Telebeam Teleglobe Williams
Communications
Nexabit Networks Nokia Research Center Novell NTT Multimedia Pacific Bell RR Donnelley Siemens Sprint Sun Microsystems Sylvan Learning Telebeam Teleglobe Williams
Communications
Internet2 Applications “Enable new generation of applications”
Deliver qualitative and quantitative improvements in the conduct of:• Research• Teaching• Learning
Require advanced networking
Many Disciplines and Contexts
Sciences Arts Humanities Health care Business/Law Administration …
Instruction Collaboration Streaming video Distributed
computation Data mining Virtual reality Digital libraries …
Virtual Laboratories
Interactive research and instruction
Real-time access to remote scientific instruments
Images courtesy of theUniversity of Michigan
Virtual Laboratories Real-time access to
remote instruments
University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
3-D Brain Mapping
Digital Libraries Video and audio
Indiana University
Variations Project
Distributed Computation Multi-site
databases
Old Dominion University
Chesapeake Bay Simulation
Image courtesy of Old Dominion University
Distributed Computation Large-scale computation
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Image courtesy of UCAR
Teleimmersion Shared virtual reality
University of Illinois at Chicago
Virtual Temporal Bone
Images courtesy Univ of Illinois-
Chicago
It’s about end-to-end, to-the-desktop services• campus infrastructure• gigapop infrastructure• inter-gigapop infrastructure
Establish quality of service (QoS) Support native multicast
Engineering Objectives “Re-create leading edge R&E network capability”
I2 InterconnectCloud
GigaPoPOne
GigaPoPFour
GigaPoPTwo
GigaPoPThree
“Gigabit capacity point of presence” anaggregation point for regional connectivity
Network Architecture
I2 InterconnectCloud
GigaPoPs, cont.
GigaPoPOne
University A
University B University C
Regional NetworkCommodityInternetConnections
E.g. vBNS, Abilene
Internet2 GigaPoPs
Abilene Project
Provide advanced network testbed
Support Internet2 applications development
Demonstrate next generation operational and quality of service capabilities
Create facilities for network research
Abilene NetworkJanuary 1999
Cleve
land
New York
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Houston
Denver
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Seattle
Abilene Router Node
Abilene Access Node
Operational January 1999
Planned 1999
Abilene Characteristics
2.4 Gbps (OC48) among gigaPoPs, increasing to 9.6 Gbps (OC192)
Connections at 622 Mbps (OC12) or 155 Mbps (OC3)
IP over Sonet technology Access PoPs very close to almost all
of the anticipated university gigaPoPs
Abilene Schedule
Fall 1998: Demonstrated network at member meeting, in pre-production at several universities, connected to Chicago switch for STAR TAP, peering with vBNS
January 1999: Initial group of members in production mode
December 1999: Approximately 65 members plan to be connected
Now I know what it is -- but why should I care? “Transfer capability to the global production Internet”
“Coming Soon!” Technology Transfer
• Regional community role • Industry role
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
More Information
Me: Heather Boyles• [email protected]• +1 202 331 5342
Internet2• www.internet2.edu
