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Internet2 K20 Initiative & SEGP Update

Internet2 K20 Initiative & SEGP Update. 2003 Gathering of State Networks Heather Bruning, Abilene Program Manager. February 5, 2003. Abilene Focus. Goals Enabling innovative applications and advanced services not possible over the commercial Internet

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Internet2 K20 Initiative & SEGP Update

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  1. Internet2 K20 Initiative & SEGP Update 2003 Gathering of State Networks Heather Bruning, Abilene Program Manager February 5, 2003

  2. Abilene Focus • Goals • Enabling innovative applications and advanced services not possible over the commercial Internet • Backbone & regional infrastructure provides a vital substrate for the continuing culture of Internet advancement in the university/corporate research sector • Advanced service efforts • Multicast • IPv6 • QoS • Measurement • Security

  3. Partnership approach • The Abilene Network is a UCAID project done in partnership with • Cisco Systems (routers, switches, and access) • Juniper Networks (routers) • Nortel Networks (SONET kit) • Qwest Communications (SONET & DWDM circuits, co-location) • Indiana University (network operations center) • Internet2 Test & Evaluation Centers (ITECs) • North Carolina and Ohio

  4. Abilene – February 2003 • IP-over-DWDM (OC-192c) and IP-over-SONET backbone (OC-48c) • 50 direct connections (OC-3c  10-Gbps) • 1 (soon 2) 10-Gbps (10 Gig Eth) connection • OC-192 SONET also supported • 7 OC-48c & 1 Gig Eth connections • 24 connections at OC-12c or higher • 221 participants – research univs. & labs • All 50 states, District of Columbia, & Puerto Rico • Expanded access • 62 sponsored participants and 25 state education networks

  5. Next Generation Abilene status • 10 of 11 next generation router nodes in place • Deploying two racks in each location: Juniper T640 router & four measurement servers • OC-48c SONET interconnects to Cisco 12008 routers • Atlanta awaiting co-location site selection • Very pleased to date with new router performance and interoperability with 1st generation backbone • Transcontinental 10-Gbps ’s in place • Six ’s connected to network • DC-NYC-Chicago-Indy-KC-Sunnyvale CA-Los Angeles • First  outage (3.5 hours): fiber cut in NYC • ITEC network performance validation test • 8 Gbps of 2-way traffic (50% v4/v6 and 100% v6) transmitted transcontinentallywithout loss or reordering

  6. Internet2 K20 Initiative - Overview • Goals • Structure • Communications Strategy • Communities/Partnerships • Projects/Activities

  7. Past Lessons Learned • The more innovators brought on board early the greater the progress. • The more broadly shared the tech platforms and tools  the greater the leverage. • A disproportionate share of important innovations come from the .edu realms. • There are many important opportunities for the use of technology in teaching, learning and access. • We need to do a better job of evaluation and timely communication. • Internet culture (“loose consensus and working code”) plus partnerships works for this -- much better than traditional education process/planning models.

  8. 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.

  9. 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 Internet2 K20 project staff • Initial projects will seek to leverage current Internet2 projects and innovative efforts among Internet2 members, institutions, sponsored participants and SEGPs

  10. K20 Advisory Committee • Representatives from each state • Designated by Internet2 sponsors • Represent the broad programmatic interests of the SEGP sponsor(s), connector, as well as the spectrum of participants/audiences (e.g., K12, colleges and universities, public libraries, museums, science centers, zoos, etc.) • Provide input, ideas, feedback to help shape, guide, and inspire the national Initiative

  11. K20 Advisory Committee 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 Internet2 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

  12. K20 Executive Committee • Group of 13 individuals from various states around the SEGP community • More nimble than the larger advisory committee • Help shape overall initiative goals and strategy • Identify possible working group areas to engage other Advisory Committee membersand their constituencies.

  13. K20 Communication Strategy • Demo Materials • materials need not be themselves Internet2 applications but need to capture applications and projects in a compelling way • Featured SEGP • opportunity to overview the work and accomplishments underway in SEGP states • Internet2 K20 Newsletter • focuses on the work being done by K20 institutions and is shared broadly with the K20 community via listserv and the web site

  14. K20 Communication Strategy (continued) • Resources • guides K20 constituents to important SEGP and Internet2 related information • Opportunities • a list of opportunities to help various communities get involved in the Internet2 K20 Initiative • Tearsheet glossy • single-page glossy overview of the Initiative. Available in print and pdf on the web site

  15. A Few Relevant Communities • Sponsored Education Group Participants (“state networks”) • Museums, libraries, archives, cultural institutions • “Beltway” societies and associations • Key sponsored research agencies, e.g., NSF, NIH, NEA • Education and learning research organizations, including think tanks, research groups, national academies • UCAID & Internet2 members • International partners (e.g., CANARIE)

  16. K20 Initiative Partnerships • American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy • working with the K20 Initiative to shape a strategy for using advanced networks and applications in public and academic libraries. • The Quilt • UCAID project whose participants are non-profit advanced regional network organizations dedicated to furthering research and education in the United States.

  17. Current K20 Projects:a few examples • eMINTS Pioneers • Imagining the Future • Virginia Jason Project • NEPTUNE • Labscape for Education • PacificLighthouse • K12 Middleware

  18. A Sampling of Areas of Interest • Digital Content: actively seeking out local resources • Music (e.g., ethnomusicology and music education) • Documentary films, animation arts, local history • Presidential libraries • Historical information, primary source documents • Learning courseware & curriculum repositories • Video: H.323 and future interactive video and multimedia technologies, digital video, low- to high-end video multicast • Remote instrumentation & other scientific apparatus which could be shared across educational communities • Middleware deployment and partnerships • Engaging public libraries – uses of advanced networks • Internet2 server technologies, caching, co-location

  19. Get Involved! • Contact Louis Fox or James Werle with ideas or questions • Read about what is going on • Get to know your friendly SEGP representative • Make frequent visits the Opportunities section of the Internet2 K20 website

  20. Abilene Access • Primary Participants – research universities, corporations, etc. • Affiliate & Corporate members • Sponsored Participants – individual locations And now….. • SEGPs: Sponsored Education Group Participants

  21. Sponsored Education Group Participant (SEGP) Fundamentals • SEGP status targeted at both developed and emerging state-based education networks • One or more Internet2 University Members in the same state act as sponsor(s) • Connectors take overall fiscal and operational responsibility for the SEGP • Periodic SEGP progress updates to Abilene required (e.g., how are SEGPs implementing advanced applications?)

  22. Approved SEGPs

  23. Sponsored Education Group Participants as of February 5, 2003

  24. SEGP Inquiries • Alabama • Colorado • Connecticut • Kansas • Kentucky • Massachusetts • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • South Carolina • Tennessee • Texas (approval imminent)

  25. SEGP Connectivity SurveyFall 2002 • Survey Goals • Provide a high level view of the connectivity and enabled technologies within the SEGPs • Also, totals for the entire SEGP program (as of August 2002) • Provide contact information for pursuing additional information • The goal is NOT to provide a detailed site survey as this is too resource intensive and hard to maintain

  26. SEGP Connectivity SurveySummary of Results (Fall 2002) • 62% of the state education networks can access the Internet2 backbone network at >155 Mbps • As of late 2002, there are 25 state k12/k20 networks participating connecting about 9800 K20 institutions – • 7173 k12 schools (73% of total) • 1482 public libraries (15% of total) • 551 community colleges (6% of total) • 526 four-year colleges and universities (5% of total) • 102 museums, zoos, aquariums, and science centers (1% of total) • For more information: http://k20.internet2.edu/segp/stateconnect/segpsurvey.shtml

  27. SEGP Process • Sponsor(s) complete SEGP Application • SEGP Connector completes Abilene Connection Agreement Addendum • Connector submits SEGP routing information to UCAID at abilene@internet2.edu • 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

  28. 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

  29. 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 • is not eligible for E-rate discount

  30. Contact Information • On the Web • k20.internet2.edu/ • abilene.internet2.edu/ • Email • Louis Fox: lfox@internet2.edu • Heather Bruning: heather.bruning@internet2.edu • Abilene (general inquiries): abilene@internet2.edu • Phone • Louis Fox: (206) 685-4745 • Heather Bruning: (734) 352-4955

  31. I2 close www.internet2.edu

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