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Internet2 & the Internet2 K20 Initiative
CHECO Spring 2002 Conference
Heather Bruning, Abilene Program Manager
April 16, 2002
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What is Internet2?
Internet2 is a consortium being led by over 180 universities to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet.
Internet2 is recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today’s Internet in its infancy.
Includes:• Over 70 Internet2 Corporate Members
• Over 40 Affiliate Members• Over 30 International Partners
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Goals of Internet2
Re-create leading edge research & education network capability
Enable new generations of applications
Ensure the rapid transfer of new network services and applications to the global Internet, especially the broader educational community
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Internet2 Universities194 University Members as of April 2002
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Why Internet2?
The Internet was not designed for:• Millions of users• Congestion• Multimedia• Real-time interaction• Quality of Service
But, only the Internet can:• Accommodate explosive growth• Enable convergence of information work, mass media and human collaboration
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Internet2 Focus Areas
Advanced Network Infrastructure
Middleware
Engineering
Advanced Applications
Partnerships
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Internet2 Backbone Networks
Two Internet2 backbone networks:1. vBNS Network
– very high performance Backbone Network Service (vBNS) supported by NSF
2. Abilene Network– High-performance network developed by the
University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID)
– Operated under partnership of Qwest Communications, Nortel Networks, Cisco Systems, and Indiana University
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Internet2 Backbone Networks
Donna Cox,Robert Patterson, NCSA
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What is Abilene?
Abilene is the network operated by Internet2: Supports broadband applications that take
advantage of fiber optics Gigabit routers and advanced networking
protocols through uncongested links Moves large data sets rapidly and enables
access to remote shared applications and resources that the commodity Internet cannot support
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Abilene Access
Primary members – research universities, corporations, etc.
Affiliates & corporate members
Sponsored Participants – individual locations
And now…..
SEGPs: Sponsored Education Group Participants
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I2 news
I2-NEWS: Thousands of Educational Institutions to Connect to Internet2 Backbone Network
Archives for I2-NEWS
Thu, 8 Mar 2001 07:26:19 -0500
THOUSANDS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO CONNECT TO INTERNET2 BACKBONE NETWORK
Partnerships with Internet2 Universities and Regional Networks Provide Broad Access to High-Performance Networks …
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SEGP Fundamentals
SEGP status targeted at both developed and emerging state-based education networksOne or more Internet2 University Members in the same state act as sponsor(s)Connectors take overall fiscal and operational responsibility for the SEGPPeriodic SEGP progress updates to Abilene required (e.g., how are SEGPs implementing advanced applications?)
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Current SEGPs
• California• Hawaii• Georgia• Illinois• Indiana • Louisiana• Maryland• Michigan• Minnesota• Missouri• New York
• North Carolina• North Dakota• Ohio• Oklahoma• Oregon• Pennsylvania• Rhode Island• Virginia• Washington• Wisconsin
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Internet2 Focus Areas
Advanced Network Infrastructure
Middleware
Engineering
Advanced Applications
Partnerships
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Middleware
A layer of software between the network and the applications
• Authentication• Identification• Authorization• Directories• Security
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Internet2 Focus Areas
Advanced Network Infrastructure
Middleware
Engineering
Advanced Applications
Partnerships
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Engineering
Quality of Service: QBone• http://www.internet2.edu/qbone/
Scalable IP Multicast• http://www.internet2.edu/multicast/
IPv6
Network Security
Network Management
Measurement
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Internet2 Focus Areas
Advanced Network Infrastructure
Middleware
New Network Capabilities
Advanced Applications
Partnerships
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Internet2 Applications
What are “I2 applications”?
They deliver qualitative and quantitative improvements in how we conduct research and engage in teaching and learning.
They require advanced networks to work.
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Different Disciplines/Contexts
Sciences
Arts
Humanities
Health care
Business/Law
Administration
…
Library
Classroom
Clinic
Office
Laboratory
Dorm room
…
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Application Attributes
Large-scale, multi-site computation and data mining
Shared virtual reality
Any combination of the above
(click on each graphic to animate)
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Internet2 Focus Areas
Advanced Network Infrastructure
Middleware
Engineering
Advanced Applications
Partnerships• Extending access• Beyond connectivity
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Internet2 Partnerships
Internet2 universities are recreating the partnerships that fostered the Internet in its infancy
• Industry• Government• International
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International Partnerships
Ensure global interoperability of advanced networking technologies and applications
Enable collaborations between U.S. researchers at Internet2 institutions and their non-U.S. counterparts
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K20 Initiative Goals:Beyond Connectivity
To bring innovators in K-12, community colleges, universities,
libraries and museums into appropriate regional, national and international advanced networking efforts, via the "Sponsored Education Group Participant" (SEGP) process.
To encourage and help sustain partnerships among these education institutions, the private sector and government.
To enhance teaching and learning by facilitating projects that explore the ways in which advanced network applications, services, tools and digital content can extend access to education and educational resources.
To develop mechanisms for timely communication across all educational sectors and regions in order to enable quick, pervasive technology diffusion.
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Internet2 K20 Approach
Projects will be carried out by multi-state, often multi-sector, project teams
Project leadership will come from the team, with support from I2 K20 project staff
Initial projects will seek to leverage current I2 projects and innovative efforts among I2 members, institutions, sponsored participants and SEGPs
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Current K20 Projects
CAVEapps
eMINTS Pioneers
Imagining the Future
K12 Middleware
The Lewis & Clark Digital Gateway
North Dakota Lewis & Clark Resource Collection
Madame President
Virtual Marine World Exploration
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Current K20 Projects
The Lodge Pole River Project
Space Photography in the Classroom
Digital Educational Resources on Demand
White House Decision Center
Internet2 Primer
ThinkQuest Live
Virginia Jason Project
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Initiative Resources & Partnerships
Multicast
H.323
Clearinghouses
American Library Association
Field Museum
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Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Celebration, 2003 - 2006
An estimated 25 million travelers will camp/drive/bike/paddle/ride/walk in the explorers footsteps.
National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Council
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The Lewis & Clark Digital Gateway: 200 Years of Discovery
Lewis & Clark Mapping Project• With information from old land records and surveys preserved by the Missouri State Archives, the Geographic Resource Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia used advanced computer technology to create maps of pre-settlement Missouri and its original natural landscape.
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The Lewis & Clark Digital Gateway: 200 Years of Discovery
Lewis & Clark Mapping Project…and It’s All in a GIS Database
• Geography + Information + System• Data (botanical, hydrological, climatological, cartographical, meteorological, zoological, geological, cultural, political, contextual, demographical, geographical-historical information)
• Dissemination through interactive Web-based applications
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The maps detail the historic flow of the river and its boundaries as well as the vegetation that was present at the time of the Corps of Discovery’s expedition in 1804.
The Lewis & Clark Digital Gateway: 200 Years of Discovery
Lewis & Clark Mapping Project
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The Lewis & Clark Digital Gateway: 200 Years of Discovery
Lewis & Clark Mapping Project
Imagine school children putting on their virtual reality gear and taking a virtual float trip down the 1804 Missouri River. Imagine if students could take an animated fly through of the maps, stopping at various campsites along the way to access the diaries Lewis & Clark kept, view the specimens they collected and access a variety of data such as botanical, climatological, demographical and zoological information, etc.
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SEGP Process
• Sponsor(s) complete SEGP Application• SEGP Connector completes Abilene Connection Agreement Addendum
• Connector submits SEGP routing information to UCAID at [email protected]
• UCAID reviews and approves routes and submits them to the Abilene NOC
• Abilene NOC begins passing additional SEGP traffic on the network
• Appoint Internet2 K20 Initiative Representatives
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K20 Advisory Team
Three representatives from each stateDesignated by Internet2 sponsorsRepresent the broad programmatic interests of the SEGP sponsor(s), connector, as well as the spectrum of participants/audiences (e.g., K12, colleges and universities, libraries, musuems,etc.)Provide input, ideas, feedback to help shape, guide, and inspire that national initiative
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I2 K20 Advisory Team Roles
Identify and engage innovators within their state -- among the K12, higher education, library and museum communities -- in Internet2 K20 projects
Bring forward projects for multi-state participation
Encourage SEGP participation in existing I2 working groups where appropriate
Serve as an information conduit between local/regional/state efforts and the national initiative
Provide feedback to the project directors as the Initiative evolves
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Internet2 SEGP “Connector” Requirements
A Connector supporting the Sponsored Education Group Participant(s) must:
• Maintain a 7x24 Network Operations Center (NOC)• Register its routing information and that of the Participant(s)
in the Internet2 Routing Registry (I2db) or equivalent• Provide UCAID a quarterly report on the relative utilization
of the Abilene connection by the SEGP• Assure compliance with the Abilene CoU by the
Participant(s)• Inform the Participant(s) that Abilene does not provide
transit to the commodity Internet
These steps will be implemented through an amended Abilene Connection agreement
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Internet2 SEGP Related Costs
Annual participation fee • $30,000 + $2,000 x (Size of state’s U.S. House delegation)
• Delegation size provides a readily auditable population metric
This annual fee• will be charged on a per-connecting organization, per-state basis
• will be paid directly by the Abilene Connector on behalf of the Sponsored Participant
• will not be eligible for E-rate discount
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More Internet2 K20 Information
On the Web• www.internet2.edu/k20• www.internet2.edu/abilene
Email• Louis Fox: [email protected]• Bill Mitchell: [email protected]• Heather Bruning: [email protected]
Phone• Louis Fox: (206) 685-4745• Bill Mitchell: (573) 884-2666• Heather Bruning: (734) 352-4955
