Internet2
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Heather Boyles |
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Director, Government and International
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AFTEL-CEE |
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7 October 1999 |
Computers on the Internet
People on the Internet
Internet Economy
Facts and Figures
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64 Million US Adult Regular Users |
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Seven new people every second |
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$301 Billion in 1998 revenue |
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Doubling every 9 months |
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Internet Advertising generated $1.92
billion in 1998 |
Yesterday’s Internet
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Thousands of users |
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Remote login, file transfer |
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Applications capitalize on underlying
technology |
Today’s Internet
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Millions of users |
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Web, email, low-quality audio &
video |
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Applications adapt to underlying
technology |
Tomorrow’s Internet
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Billions of users and devices |
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Convergence of today’s applications and
services |
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New technologies enable unanticipated
applications (and create new challenges) |
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Internet Development Spiral
Internet2 Goals
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Enable new generation of applications |
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Re-create leading edge R&E network
capability |
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Transfer technology and experience to
the global production Internet |
Enabling advanced
applications...
Advanced Applications
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Digital Libraries |
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Virtual Laboratories |
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Collaboration |
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Visualization and virtual reality |
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All of the above in combination |
Many Disciplines and
Contexts
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Sciences |
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Arts |
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Humanities |
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Health care |
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Business/Law |
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Administration |
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Instruction |
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Collaboration |
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Streaming video |
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Distributed computation |
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Data mining |
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Virtual reality |
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Digital libraries |
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Digital Libraries
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Informedia Project |
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Carnegie Mellon University |
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Digital Libraries
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Television News Archive |
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Vanderbilt University |
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Virtual Laboratories
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Distributed nanoManipulator |
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University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill |
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Virtual Laboratories
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Real-time 3-D Brain Mapping |
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University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
Collaborations
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Link instruments, data sources,
researchers and students |
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The CAVE
Teleimmersion
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Virtural Temporal Bone |
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University of Illinois at Chicago |
Distributed Computation
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Large-scale computation |
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University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research |
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Re-creating leading edge
networking capabilities...
Middleware Initiatives
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Quality of Service: QBone |
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www.internet2.edu/qbone |
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Multicast |
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Distributed Storage: I2-DSI |
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dsi.internet2.edu |
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Digital Video: I2-DV |
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I2MI: GlueWorks |
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www.internet2.edu/middleware |
Ubiquitous
Digital Video
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Scalable and easy to use |
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Integrated into applications |
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Streaming and interactive |
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Real-time and asynchronous (stored) |
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Unicast and native multicast |
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Single source to multi-source |
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Resolutions up to HDTV |
I2-DSI Model: Replicated
Services
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Clients access nearby server |
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Everyone gets performance |
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Local resources implement a global
service |
Slide 25
Internet2 Working Groups
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IPv6 |
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Measurement |
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Multicast |
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Network Management |
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Network Storage |
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Quality of Service |
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Routing |
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Security |
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Topology |
Applications and Engineering
Internet2 GigaPoPs
Slide 29
Abilene Network
Abilene Characteristics
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2.4 Gbps (OC48) capacity today |
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13,000+ miles of circuits |
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70+ universities connected by end of
1999 |
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National testbed for leading edge
technologies |
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Interconnecting with other national
R&E networks |
Transferring technology and
experience...
Slide 33
University Corporation for
Advanced Internet Development (UCAID)
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formed by Internet2 members in
September 1997 |
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not-for-profit corporation tat leads
the Internet2 project |
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membership is self-selecting |
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based on ability of an organization to
make investment ($, time, personnel) towards Internet2 goals |
Board of Trustees
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David Ward, (Chair, Board of Trustees) University
of Wisconsin |
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Henry S. Bienen, Northwestern
University |
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William G. Bowen, The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation |
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Molly Corbett Broad, University of
North Carolina |
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Larry R. Faulkner, University of Texas
at Austin |
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Steven B. Sample, University of
Southern California |
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Graham B. Spanier, Pennsylvania State University |
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Eric Bloch, (Chair, Industry Strategy
Council) |
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Thomas A. DeFanti, University of
Illinois at Chicago
(Chair, Applications Strategy Council) |
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James Bruce, MIT
(Chair,
Networking Policy and Planning Advisory Council) |
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David Meyer, Cisco & Univ. of
Oregon
(Chair, Networking Research Liaison Council ) |
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Douglas E. Van Houweling |
Internet2 Corporate Partners
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Lucent Technologies |
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MCI Worldcom |
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Microsoft |
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Newbridge Networks |
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Nortel Networks |
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Packet Engines |
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Qwest Communications |
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StarBurst |
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WCI Cable |
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Xylan |
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3Com |
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Advanced Network & Services |
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Ameritech |
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AT&T |
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Cabletron Systems |
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Cisco Systems |
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FORE Systems |
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IBM |
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ITC^Deltacom |
Internet2 Corporate Sponsors
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Bell South |
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Compaq |
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Ericsson (formerly Torrent Networking
Technologies) |
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Litton Network Access Systems |
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Novell |
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SBC Technology Resources |
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StorageTek |
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Internet2 Corporate Members
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Alcatel Telecom |
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Apple Computer |
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AppliedTheory Communications |
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Bell Atlantic |
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British Telecom |
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Deutsche Telekom |
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Fujitsu Laboratories of America |
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GTE Internetworking |
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Hitachi |
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IXC Communications |
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KDD |
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Motorola |
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Nexabit Networks |
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Nokia Research Center |
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NTT Multimedia |
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Pacific Bell |
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Project OXYGEN |
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RR Donnelley |
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Siemens |
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Sprint |
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Sun Microsystems |
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Sylvan Learning |
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Tachyon |
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Telcordia Technologies (formerly
Bellcore) |
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Telebeam |
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Teleglobe |
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TransMedia Communications |
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VTEL |
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Williams
Communications Grp. |
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Worldport |
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Communications Inc. |
International Activities
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Ensure global interoperability of
advanced networking technologies and applications |
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Enable collaborations between US
researchers at Internet2 institutions and their non-US counterparts |
International Partners
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GIP RENATER (France) |
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JAIRC (Japan) |
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SingAREN (Singapore) |
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CUDI (Mexico) |
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APAN (Asia-Pacific region) |
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Israel-IUCC (Israel) |
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AAIREP (Australia) |
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HEAnet (Ireland) |
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CANARIE (Canada) |
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Stichting SURF (Netherlands) |
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NORDUnet (Nordic countries) |
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TERENA (pan-European association) |
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UKERNA (UK) |
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INFN-GARR (Italy) |
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DFN-Verein (Germany) |
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Technology Transfer
Conduits
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Collaborating on advanced applications |
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Deploying pre-commercial infrastructure
and protocols |
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Establishing expertise and human
capital |
Innovating to Close the Gap
For More Internet2
Information
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www.internet2.edu |
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info@internet2.edu |
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heather@internet2.edu |
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