1 Internet2 – Implications for Montgomery County Community College Jennifer MacDougall Applications Coordinator, MAGPI GigaPoP November 3, 2003.

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Internet2 – Implications for Montgomery County Community College

Jennifer MacDougallApplications Coordinator, MAGPI GigaPoP

November 3, 2003

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Today’s Agenda

1. Overview Internet2/MAGPI

2. Why Internet2?

3. Advanced Applications

4. Useful Tools

5. How to Get (and Stay) Involved

6. Q&A

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What is Internet2? “Born” in 1996 by UCAID Led by over 200 US

universities, K20, and corporations

Recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today’s Internet in its infancy

Mission = Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet

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Easy Takeaway for Today

UCAID = the parent organization

Internet2 = the project

Abilene = the network

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Internet2 Mission

• Collaboration• Videoconferencing• Distributed learning• Digital libraries• Remote instrumentation• Tele-immersion• Virtual reality • On-demand video• Remote mentoring/auditioning• Rehearsal and performance

Qwest Abilene Network

“Facilitate and coordinate the development, operation and technology transfer of advanced, network-based applications and network services to further U.S. leadership in research and higher education and accelerate the availability of new services and applications on the Internet.”

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Internet2 Focus Areas

Advanced Network Infrastructure Middleware Engineering Advanced Applications Partnerships

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Internet2 Universities203 University Members

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Internet2 Network Infrastructure

Backbones operate at 2.4 Gbps (OC48) to 10 Gbps (OC192) capacity today

GigaPoPs provide regional high-performance aggregation points

Local campus networks provide 10/100 Mbps to the desktop

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Internet2Backbone Networks

GigaPoPOne

Internet2 Network Architecture

GigaPoPTwo

GigaPoPFour

GigaPoPThree

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Network Architecture

Internet2 InterconnectCloud

GigaPoPOne

Regional Network

University C

CommercialInternetConnections

University B

University A

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Internet2 International Partners

Asia-PacificAAIREP (Australia)APAN (Asia-Pacific)APAN-KR (Korea)APRU (Asia-Pacific)CERNET, CSTNET, NSFCNET (China)JAIRC (Japan)JUCC (Hong Kong)NECTEC / UNINET (Thailand)NG-NZ (New Zealand)SingAREN (Singapore)TAnet2 (Taiwan)

AmericasCANARIE (Canada)CEDIA (Ecuador)CLARA (Latin America and Caribbean)CNTI (Venezuela)CR2NET (Costa Rica)CUDI (Mexico)REUNA (Chile)RETINA (Argentina)RNP [FAPESP] (Brazil)SENACYT (Panama)

Europe-Middle EastARNES (Slovenia)BELNET (Belgium)CARNET (Croatia)CESnet (Czech Republic)DANTE (Europe)DFN-Verein (Germany)GIP RENATER (France)GRNET (Greece)HEAnet (Ireland)HUNGARNET (Hungary)INFN-GARR (Italy)Israel-IUCC (Israel)NORDUnet (Nordic Countries)POL-34 (Poland)FCCN (Portugal)RedIRIS (Spain)RESTENA (Luxembourg)RIPN (Russia)SANET (Slovakia)Stichting SURF (Netherlands)SWITCH (Switzerland)TERENA (Europe)JISC, UKERNA (United Kingdom)Qatar Foundation Network (Qatar)

Last updated: 7 October 2003

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K20 Initiative

New K20 Consortium Established in 2002

Focus outreach and connectivity to K-12s, Museums, Libraries

Aim to bridge K-12 to Higher Ed Increased opportunities for joint

funding, student attraction, learning and education

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K20 Status (as of Sept. 2002)

Organization Total

K12 Schools 7173

Community Colleges

551

Four Year Colleges and Universities

526

Public Libraries 1482

Museums, Zoos, Aquariums and Science Centers

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Grand Total 9834

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Connection Speeds at CCs

K20 SEGP Survey, Sept. 2002

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Sponsored Education Group Participants

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The Quilt Network

SOX(AL)

(AZ)

GPN(AR)

Cenic(CA)

FRGP(CO)

(CT)

(FL)

SOX(GA)

MREN(IL)

(IN)

(IA)

GPN(KS)

Texas(LA)

NoX

(MA)

Merit(MI)

GPN(MO)

Texas(MS)

GPN(NE)

Cenic(NV)

(NH)

(NJ)

(NM)

NYSERnet(NY)

NC Giga(NC)

NorthernLights(ND)

OARnet(OH)

(OK)

OREGON(OR)

PSC(PA)

SOX (SC)

NorthernLights(SD)

SOX(TN)

Texas Gigapop(TX)

(UT)

(VT)

MREN(WI)

FRGP(WY)

PNWGP(WA)

PSC(WV)

NorthernLights(MN)

Net.VirgSoX(KY)

PNWGP(MO)

PNWGP

(ID)

MAX(MD)

(AK)

NET.Virg (KY)

N. Lights (ND, SD, MN)

NoX(ME,NH,VT,MA,CT,RI)

NWV (VI)

NYSERnet (NY)

OARnet (OH)

OREGON (OR)

PNWGP (WA,ID,MO, OR) PSC (PS,WV)

SOX (TN,AL,GA,SC) Texas (TX,LA,MS)

MREN (WI, IL, IA)

GPN (NE, KS, AR, IA)

MAX (MD, VI)

Merit (MI)

FRGP (CO, WY)

Cenic (CA, NV)

NC Giga (NC)

MAXNWV(VI)

(RI)

(DE)

(HI)

PNWGP

MAX(Washington DC)

Intermountain

IntermountainIndiana

Indiana Giga (IN) MAGPI (PA,NJ,DE))

MAGPI

Intermountain (ID,UT)

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MAGPI GigaPoP

Regional network aggregation point Private research and education network Sharing point for information, resources,

projects

Mission

“To deliver regional infrastructure in a cost-effective manner and promote applications for the region's research and education communities through high performance network technology.”

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MAGPI Topology

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MAGPI Growth

NJ

DE

NY

Princeton University

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J&J

Pharm’s

W. Virginia

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Current Members Arcadia University Villanova University Chester County Intermediate Unit Community of Agile Partners in Education Childrens’ Hospital of Philadelphia Delaware County Intermediate Unit Fox Chase Cancer Center Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Lehigh University Princeton University Temple University University of Pennsylvania Widener University CERMUSA / St. Francis University Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital NJEDge.Net – The state R&E Network for N. J.

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Proposed/Upcoming Members Montgomery County Community College Montgomery County Intermediate Unit University of Delaware Carbon Lehigh IU Lehigh Valley Hospital PCOM WHYY Philadelphia Public School District / IU Academy of Natural Sciences Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia Museum of Art The Franklin Institute

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Why have Internet2?

The Regular or Commodity Internet was not designed for: • Millions of users• Congestion• Multimedia• Real time interaction

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Comparison of Download Times of “The Matrix” DVD

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Internet2 Applications

They deliver qualitative and quantitative improvements in how we conduct research and engage in teaching and learning

They require advanced networks to work

What are “Internet2 applications”?

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Application Attributes Interactive collaboration Real-time access to

remote resources

Mark Ellisman, UCSD

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Attributes, cont. Large-scale, multi-

site computation and data mining

Shared virtual reality Any combination of

the above

Glen Wheless, Old Dominion

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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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Digital Video Applications Up to broadcast quality

videoconferencing Both live distribution

and on-demand access to a variety of content

HDTV-based digital cinema, network-based studio production, …

The Universityof Washington

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Super High Definition TVUSC’s Robert Zemeckis Center for the Digital Arts

NTT, UIC, USC

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The Research Channel

www.researchchannel.org Goal: to use program content

creation and manipulation processes as testing medium for analog and digital broadcast and on-demand multimedia offerings, thus providing an unusual opportunity to experiment with new methods of distribution and interaction on a global basis.

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Arts & Humanities

Dancing Beyond BoundariesUniversity of Florida

Digital Worlds Institute

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New World Symphony Master Classes

over Internet2 High Speed

Collaboration between NWS and top music schools

International Expansion

NWS

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Cleveland Institute of Music Distance Learning Program Free programs for Ohio students/K12s Fee-based for out of state Distance Learning Interactive Programs in

• Math and Music• Let’s go to the Show!• Music Theory • Jazz Band Coaching• Master Classes• Welcome to Opera• Science of Sound • Careers in Music

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High Performance Group-to-Group Collaboration ; 150 sites worldwide

http://www.accessgrid.org/

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Distributed RAP Sessions

Sponsored by Coalition to Diversify Computing

Uses the Access Grid

Northwestern University

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California Orthopaedic Research Network CORN and EastORN Goal to enable lifelong

learning for orthopaedic surgeons

Requires high speed networks for real time streaming of live surgeries

Network based teaching tools

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Select Regional Applications

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Teleimmersion

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International Virtual Panel: No Longer a “Once in a Lifetime” Event

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PLN Dublin Project

PreK-12 teachers working with teachers in Dublin at Trinity College

Graduate School of Education

H.323 Video 768 kbps HEAnet and MAGPI

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NEES Grid

Will link earthquake researchers across the U.S. with leading-edge computing resources and research equipment, allowing collaborative teams to

plan, perform, and publish their experiments.  

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Health Sciences Career Series Geared to promote Health

Science Careers in the region• Nursing, Telepathology, …

Remote audiences of students, guidance counselors and school nurses

Four-way multipoint continuous presence video conferencing

Dr. Michael FeldmanPenn, School of Medicine

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Nanotechnology Course Delivery Pennsylvania Technology Investment

Authority awarded the coalition (led by Penn, Drexel, and BFTP) a three-year, $10.5 million grant for the creation of a Nanotechnology Institute

Developing associate degree programs in nanotechnology at community colleges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland -- including MC3

Will start delivering courses using high performance connectivity in 2003 - 2004

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CCIU World Tour Shared Language and

Culture Spanish, French,

Chinese High speed

videoconferencing with no per minute line charges (as with ISDN)

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Megaconference Jr. Student-run international

Megaconference Language, Culture, Regional Issues Teams of students in program content,

developing partnerships, and technical training and support.

Teams will communicate on a regular basis with their counterparts around the world through email and high speed videoconferencing.

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FIPSE EC US Project

Foreign Language, Business and Computer Science Curriculum

Using interactive high speed H.323 video and advanced e-learning platforms and tools

3 countries in European Union (Spain, Germany, and France)

3 states in the US (NJ, PA, MD)

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CC Activity Examples by StateCalifornia

• English for All • Digital Well

Minnesota

• Digital Learning PlanUtah

• Distributed Performance Events over the GridIndiana

• Indiana Learning Portal provides “Cradle to Grave” Lifelong Learning

Seattle

• Remote Equipment and Astronomy

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Other Uses of Internet2 Virtual College Tours Virtual Student/Faculty Interviews Workforce Development Professional Development Dissertation Theses Streaming Video and Video on Demand

Library AP Coursework …

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TOOLS

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ARENA Atlashttp://arena.internet2.edu/

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MyK20 http://k20.internet2.edu Soft launch of new MyK20 Database this

summer Part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative “Dating Service” for K20 Community

Community College in the Pennsylvania seeks long-

term partnership with Asian University for virtual reality

collaboration

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NLANR http://dast.nlanr.net/AAD/ Over 4,000 applications Projects and resources

from more than 30 countries

Developed by UIUC, funded by NSF

Also searchable from http://apps.internet2.edu

Internet2 Detectivehttp://detective.internet2.edu/Provides information about:

•Internet2 backbone connectivity•General bandwidth (using NLANR iPerf)

•Multicast capability•Bandwidth between any two computers with Internet2 Detective installed

Version 3.0 released 18 July 2003Available for MS Windows and Mac OS XFuture development and support to be based

on interest from the Internet2 community

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The Internet2 Commonshttp://commons.internet2.edu/Mission

Accelerating adoption of collaboration technologies

Member-driven servicesScalable and sustainable

H.323 Multipoint VideoconferencingFace-to-face communication over IPStandards-based, endpoint interoperabilityFeatures: onscreen display options, streaming, firewall traversal, 24/7 help desk, …

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Benefits of Internet2

Building Communities Increased Opportunities for Grants $$ Ability to tap into remote expertise and

experiences Ability to bring the world into the

classroom Collaboration with Internet2 Member

Communities

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But it’s got to start with you!

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Get Involved Talk with your campus IT group and local

Internet2 liaison Join an Internet2 Working Group, Special

Interest Group, or Advisory Group Host an Internet2 Day or participate in Virtual

Briefings Follow activities of ViDeNet Join Internet2 Mailing Lists Learn more about advanced initiatives e.g.,

IPv6, Multicast, QoS Send me feedback/updates/inquiries…

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Specific URLsI2 Apps and Working Groups

http://apps.internet2.edu/I2 K20 Projects http://k20.internet2.edu/currentprojects/Research Channel

http://www.researchchannel.com/ ViDeNet

http://www.vide.net/ViDeNet Cookbook

http://www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbookVirtual Briefings

http://events.internet2.edu/briefings/

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More Information

http://www.magpi.net http://www.internet2.edu

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Thank You!

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