Internet2 Network: Fee Structure
There are a variety of ways to connect to the Internet2 Network; this page outlines the fees associated with the various options. For information about Internet2 Membership dues, refer to our Membership dues page; for information about other Internet2 service offerings, please refer to the Internet2 Services page.
Network Participation Fees
Participation Fees (annual): Network Participation Fees are $24,000 in 2008. Participation fees must be paid by any individual Internet2 member institution subscribing to or using Internet2 Network services as an Internet2 Network participant through a connector, through a direct connection, or through any other route.
SEGP Fees (annual): $30,000 + $2,000 X (Number of Representatives in the State's U.S. House Delegation) lump sum
Sponsored Participant Fees: Each Sponsored Participant pays no direct fees to Internet2. Any fees paid to the Internet2 Network Connector or to transport (e.g., local loop) providers is the responsibility of the Sponsored Participant.
Rural Health Consortium (optional): $25,000 lump sum - no quarterly or monthly payment plan
Network Connection Fees
Connection Fees (annual) The following fees reflect the maximum rate-limited bandwidth that connectors may utilize on connection to the Internet2 Network. In many cases, connectors may be given the option of a 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface for connection to the Internet2 IP service, if they subscribe to a rate limit of 1Gbps, 2.5 Gbps or 10 Gbps.
(Note: For circuit services, these fees are based on Connectors (at both ends of the connection) which have a standard 2x connection utilizing a 10 GigE interface, either at 10 Gbps or a rate limited 1 Gbps; service is subject to availability.)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
each OC-3 |
$110,000 legacy only |
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| each OC-12 quarterly payment $56,650 (total: $226,600) monthly payment $19,067 (total: $228,800) |
$220,000 legacy only (lump sum) |
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| each 1 GigE quarterly payment $64,375 (total: $257,500) monthly payment $21,667 (total: $260,000) |
$250,000 (lump sum) |
$250,000 (lump sum) |
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each 2 x 1 GigE |
$340,000 (lump sum) |
$340,000 (lump sum) |
$340,000 (lump sum) |
$340,000 (lump sum) |
| each 2.5 Gbps quarterly payment $87,550 (total: $350,200) monthly payment $29,467 (total: $353,600) |
$340,000 (lump sum) |
$340,000 (lump sum) |
$340,000 (lump sum) |
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| each 10 Gbps quarterly payment $123,600 (total: $494,400) monthly payment $41,600 (total: $499,200) |
$480,000 (lump sum) |
$480,000 (lump sum) |
$480,000 (lump sum) |
$480,000 (lump sum) |
| each 2 x 10 GigE One (1) of the 2x connections provides connection to IP services, and one (1) connection provides connection to the dynamic services network quarterly payment $141,625 (total: $566,500) monthly payment $47,667 (total: $572,000) |
$550,000 (lump sum) |
$550,000 (lump sum) |
$550,000 (lump sum) |
$550,000 (lump sum) |
New connection fees will go into effect when an Abilene agreement comes up for renewal and transition to the Internet2 Network has already occurred. These fees would include the ability for connectors to opt-in to a commercial peering service at no additional charge within a given bandwidth allocation level.
Network Service Fees
Redundant IP Connections: Connectors can use the dynamic wave as an immediate reservation dynamic backup circuit to an alternative IP router. A dedicated backup wave to the second closest router can also be purchased so long as the aggregate usage across the two links remains below the connection fee allowance. Prices include the cost of the router interface. Other redundancy options will be considered upon request.
- Dynamic wave: $25,000/year Pre-installed cross-connect would come out of Ciena CoreDirector and go directly into the router (or into the Infinera in the case of a 10GE backup to be backhauled to alternate router) to be immediately available in the event primary IP connection goes down.
- Dedicated 1 GigE: $75,000/year (Note: we can’t take 1GigEs into the Infineras, only the Ciena CoreDirectors.)
- Dedicated 10 GigE: $175,000/year
Internet2 Dynamic Waves: Only available to those Connectors at 2 x 1GigE and 2 x 10GigE. These waves may be used for hours, days or weeks.
- On-demand, short-term (<1 month) point-2-point waves are free, subject to blocking.
- Advanced reservation, short-term point-2-point waves will have a guarantee for the period of the reservation, subject to availability. These waves may incur additional fees, to be determined when we can evaluate actual demand and costs.
Internet2 Dedicated Wave Services: Available on the Internet2 Network footprint to Connectors. Members that aren’t direct Connectors need to go through a regional with a signed connection agreement with Internet2.
