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Group A Membership. Erv Blythe (Virginia Tech) Javad Boroumand (Cisco) Steve Corbat ó (Internet2) Wendy Huntoon (Pittsburgh SC, chair) Ron Johnson (Washington) Michael Krugman (Boston University) Rick Summerhill (Internet2) Doug Van Houweling (Internet2). Charge.
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Group A Membership • Erv Blythe (Virginia Tech) • Javad Boroumand (Cisco) • Steve Corbató (Internet2) • Wendy Huntoon (Pittsburgh SC, chair) • Ron Johnson (Washington) • Michael Krugman (Boston University) • Rick Summerhill (Internet2) • Doug Van Houweling (Internet2)
Charge • Analyze NLR, Internet2, & RON service plans • Identify technical and operational requirements and overlap • Identify areas where current or planned infrastructure falls short of requirements • Propose changes that would close the gap and enable convergence
Group B Membership • Javad Boroumand (Cisco) • Bill Decker (Iowa) • Dave Farber (Carnegie-Mellon) • Tracy Futhey (Duke) • Ron Hutchins (Georgia Tech) • Greg Jackson (Chicago, chair) • Ron Johnson (Washington) • Larry Landweber (Wisconsin) • Jack McCredie (Berkeley) • Doug Van Houweling (Internet2) • Tom West (National LambdaRail)
Charge (part 3) • Propose one or more aggregation schemes that group the activities effectively • Schemes may correspond to the current Internet2, NLR, and RONs, but this is neither a requirement nor a goal • Each scheme should satisfy the diverse organizational requirements while minimizing overall complexity
Issues • Mission • Organization • Resources • Coherence and comprehensibility • Researcher relationships
Membership Governance Network Services Finances Partnerships Research Other Activities Culture Differentiating Dimensions
Antelope Freeway, ½ Mile • Report, ~mid-June • recommendations, if consensus • Board & Council discussions, ~summer • joint? • Implementation, ~fall
The Bottom Line • Both Internet2 and NLR have evolved to meet real present and future requirements of the research and education advanced networking community • We must and will collaborate to respond to those requirements in an effective and organizationally efficient fashion