Internet2

	Doug Van Houweling EDUCAUSE ‘99 28 October 1999 Long Beach, California

Yesterday’s Internet

	Thousands of users
	Remote login, file transfer
	Applications capitalize on underlying technology
	Experimental uses

Today’s Internet

	Hundreds of millions of users
	Web, email, low-quality audio & video
	Applications adapt to underlying technology
	Important, not mission-critical uses

Tomorrow’s Internet

	Billions of users and devices
	Convergence of today’s applications and services with real time rich media environments
	New technologies enable unanticipated applications (and create new challenges)
	Mission-critical uses

Why Internet2?

	The Internet was not designed for:
		Millions of users
		Congestion
		Multimedia
		Real time interaction
	But, only the Internet can:
		Accommodate explosive growth
		Enable convergence of information work, mass media, and human collaboration
	Internet2 is focused on the Internet’s potential for our future

Innovating to Close the Gap

Internet Development Spiral

Internet2 Goals

	Enable new generation of applications
	Re-create leading edge R&E network capability
	Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet

The Internet2 Roadmap

	To know where we are
	To understand the terrain around us
	To know where we’re going
	To chart a path ahead

The Internet2 Foci

	Promote Advanced Applications Development
	Middleware Infrastructure for Higher Education and Research
	Advanced Network Infrastructure
	New Networking Capabilities
	Technology Transfer
	Partnership and Awareness

Promoting Advanced Applications Development

	Collaboration
		Interactive video
		Remote instrument access
		Data mining and visualization
	Access to rich media
		Internet2 Digital Video Initiative
		Internet2 Research TV Working Group
		Digital libraries
	Supporting the large scale computing community

Promoting Advanced Applications Development

	Challenge -- Building the Applications Portfolio
		Supporting and motivating the faculty
			Campus efforts through grants and development support
			Internet2 efforts through Internet2 days, disciplinary conference presentations, and national visibility
		Engaging industry
			Outreach to small and startup companies
	Addressing expectations

Enabling Middleware Infrastructure

	Internet2 Middleware Initiative (Glueworks)
		Early Harvest workshop
		Collaborating with other higher ed and government initiatives
			NSF Advanced Network Services program
		Early Adopters program

Ensuring Advanced Network Infrastructure

	Abilene and vBNS connectivity continue to increase
	Agreement on Abilene and vBNS+ connectivity for Internet2 participants being finalized
	Increased Abilene capability being planned
	Connectivity to federal & international high performance networks growing steadily

Enabling New Networking Capabilities

	Internet2 Multicast Working Group architecture being deployed
	Internet2 Qbone Initiative has designed and is beginning to test inter-network Quality of Service architecture
	Internet2 Distributed Storage Initiative has deployed initial capability

Transferring Technology and Experience

	Corporate participation in Internet2 working groups and initiatives
	Broadened access to Internet2 Backbones
		New Conditions of Use for Abilene
		vBNS+ outreach to the broad higher education community
	Migration of Internet2 capability into commercial products and services

Building Partnerships Aware of Internet’s Future Potential

	Assuring continued interoperability across network clouds
		International
		With Next Generation Internet Initiative
		Across Internet Service Providers

The Fundamentals

	Supporting higher education’s needs for an advanced network and applications environment
	Ensuring the future of the Internet
		Open
		Interoperable
		Accessible
		Supporting the planet’s need to meet our challenges through human knowledge and collaboration

Higher Education’s Role

	We led the world in creating today’s Internet
	Only we, working with our partners in government and industry, can ensure we reach the Internet’s future potential

www.internet2.edu