9 March 2004

Internet2: Priorities for Today & Tomorrow

EDUCAUSE Live!Douglas Van HouwelingPresident & CEO, Internet2

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Overview

Internet2

Strategic Foci

2004 Priorities

Internet2 Future

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Internet2 Mission

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

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Internet2 Universities206 University Members, March 2004

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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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Additional Participation

61 Internet2 Corporate Members

41 Affiliate Members• Federal laboratories, regional networks, medical centers, performing arts institutions, etc.

44 International Partners

K-12 schools, libraries, & museums

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International MoU Map

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

AmericasCANARIE (Canada)CEDIA (Ecuador)CNTI (Venezuela)CR2net (Costa Rica)CUDI (Mexico)REUNA (Chile)RETINA (Argentina)RNP (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)RCCN (Portugal)RedIRIS (Spain)RESTENA (Luxembourg)RIPN (Russia)SANET (Slovakia)Stichting SURF (Netherlands)SWITCH (Switzerland)TERENA (Europe)JISC, UKERNA (United Kingdom)

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Sponsored Education Group Participants

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Internet2 Today (and Tomorrow)

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MiddlewareMiddleware

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Fundamental Questions

What does Internet2 community (and the rest of the world) require from the Internet and its applications?

What should the Internet2 community do to address those requirements?

What specific steps should we take to move forward?

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Strategic Foci

Address the advanced networking needs and interests of the research & education community

Implement a systems approach towards a scalable advanced networking infrastructure

Provide leadership in the evolution of the InternetLeverage strategic relationships among academia,

industry and government• Engage the Federal Cyberinfrastructure Initiative

Catalyze activities that cannot be accomplished by individual organizations

• International connections

Focus on financially feasible, affordable, and deployable technologies and solutions

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Internet2 2004 Emphasis

Advanced Network Infrastructure

End to End Performance

Middleware

Security

International Connections

Applications

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Internet2 Network Infrastructure

Abilene backbone operates at 10 Gbps (OC192) capacity todayGigaPoPs provide regional high-performance aggregation pointsLocal campus networks provide 100 Mbps to the desktopNational LambdaRail (NLR) will provide access to multiple wavelengths on dedicated national fiber facilityFiberco provides dark fiber nationwideHybrid Optical and Packet Infrastructure (HOPI)

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Abilene Upgrade – Completed!

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End-to-End Performance:The Wizard Gap

Wizard Gap(ratio has gone from 3:1 to 300:1 in last decade)

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Middlewarehttp://middleware.internet2.edu/

A layer of software between the network and the applications

• Authentication• Identification• Authorization• Directories• Security

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Federated Authentication

Scalable, decentralized infrastructureCritical to a broad range of initiativesBeing adopted and implemented

• Industry• International

Middleware is an increasingly enabling element

Examples: Shibboleth, InCommon Federation

Part of the NSF Middleware Initiative

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Security

Higher Ed Security Improvement Program

• Internet2/Educause staff working group• Liaison with federal HSD• REN ISAC at IU• HE chapter for National Strategy Document• Best practices dissemination & training• R&D on security in hybrid environments

Focus on security and Internet architecture

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Security

Require network security approaches that:• Minimally compromise network performance and allow

applications requiring advanced network services to function• Sustain, in so far as possible, the end-to-end nature of the

Internet architecture

Network security, host software, and middleware become inter-dependent

• Security at Line Speed (SALSA) steering group

• Additional staff on assignment from university and corporate members

Engage NSF CyberTrust program

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International Connections

Now multiple NSF agreements • Different regions of the world• Different types of connectivity & research

Also various uncoordinated donated infrastructure

Our international partners could work more effectively if they had a coordinated point of contact

Working with our members to prepare a coordinated proposal

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Applications: Production Infrastructure

Internet2 CommonsInCommon/InQueue middleware federation support

PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) with DartmouthAbileneVoice and Integrated Communications Initiative (VICI)

End-to-End Performance systemsMove maturing applications to production status in order to promote the large-scale adoption of common applications

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Applications: Extend Work with Discipline Communities

Collaborate with discipline communities and organizations, and address the unique needs of research communities

Support strategic demonstrations that demonstrate the value of advanced networking and member collaborations

Scout for and engage innovative applications to maintain openness to innovation

Help campus CEOs, VPRs and CIOs with their opportunities and responsibilities

Engage in multi-level bi-directional relations with federal agencies

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The Future

Hybrid Optical and Packet Infrastructure (HOPI) with NLR

• Understanding and implementing the connectivity architecture of the future

Integrated Middleware & Security

End-to-End Performance

Internet Architecture Assessment• Strategic response to the challenges facing the Internet• Joint effort starting with MIT and expanding

– David Clark leadership

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Requires Internet2 to Operate in Pasteur’s Quadrant

Focus on New Knowledge Creation?

Focus on Application?

No

No

Yes

Yes

Edison

Bohr Pasteur

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More Internet2 Information

On the Web• www.internet2.edu• www.internet2.edu/about/lists.html

Email• info@internet2.edu

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