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Current Status of Abilene Sponsored Education Group Participants

This document provides information on the current status of the Abilene Sponsored Education Group Participants (SEGPs) in the Internet2 K-20 Initiative. It includes details on how SEGPs work, their implementation of advanced applications, and the approval of SEGPs in various states.

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Current Status of Abilene Sponsored Education Group Participants

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  1. Current Status of Abilene Sponsored Education Group Participants Internet2 K-20 Initiative Heather Bruning, Abilene Project Coordinator 4 August 2001

  2. SEGP Fundamentals • How do SEGPs work? • 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) • Periodic SEGP progress updates to Abilene required • How are SEGPs implementing advanced applications? • Connectors take overall fiscal and operational responsibility for the SEGP • No direct UCAID relationship with the SEGP • Quarterly fractional utilization reports to Abilene required • Differentiate Member/Sponsored Participants and SEGPs • % (in/out) traffic and method of measurement 8/4/2001

  3. 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 8/4/2001

  4. Approved SEGPs • California • California State University system (4CNet) • Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities • California Community Colleges • Digital California Project (K-12) • Connector: CENIC • Sponsor: California Internet2 Member Universities • Provides multimedia archive of Holocaust survivor testimony through the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation (VHF) 8/4/2001

  5. Approved SEGPs • Indiana • Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System (IHETS) • Connector: Indiana University • Sponsor: Indiana University • Live webcasting of music concerts; Masters of Music degree education completely online 8/4/2001

  6. Approved SEGPs • Michigan • MichNet (educational sites) • Connector: Merit • Sponsor: University of Michigan • Interactive video, including H.323 and multicast used for a number of educational applications 8/4/2001

  7. Approved SEGPs • Missouri • MOREnet • Connector: Great Plains Network • Sponsor: University of Missouri • Shadow netWorkspace: Internet-based software application to help schools use the Internet to improve education and access to information 8/4/2001

  8. Approved SEGPs • Ohio • OARnet (educational sites) • Connector: OARnet • Sponsor: Ohio Internet2 Member Universities • H.323 video conferencing will be used to enhance university instruction in foreign languages, science, and music 8/4/2001

  9. Approved SEGPs • Oklahoma • OneNet (educational sites) • Connector: OneNet • Sponsors: University of Oklahoma Oklahoma State University University of Tulsa • Offering Advanced Placement courses through distance learning (H.323) to disadvantaged school districts 8/4/2001

  10. Approved SEGPs • Oregon • Oregon Public Education Network (OPEN) • Connector: Oregon GigaPoP • Sponsor: University of Oregon • IP native multicast video for wide-area distance education 8/4/2001

  11. Approved SEGPs • Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (SSHE) • Connector: Drexel University • Sponsor: Drexel University • Visual Geophysical Exploration Environment (VGEE) utilizes long-distance web collaboration, including sharing large data files, multimedia elements, and frequent teleconferencing 8/4/2001

  12. Approved SEGPs • Rhode Island • Ocean State Higher education, Economic development and Administrative Network (OSHEAN) • Connector: Northern Crossroads (NoX) • Sponsors: University of Rhode Island Brown University • Jason Project: interactive H.323 video conferencing and live streaming video allowing K-12 students to study oceanography 8/4/2001

  13. Approved SEGPs • Virginia • Net.Work.Virginia Next Generation (NWVng) • Connector: NWVng • Sponsor: Virginia Tech • Multimedia (real-time audio and video transmission) foreign language instruction 8/4/2001

  14. Approved SEGPs • Washington • Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network • Connector: Pacific/Northwest GigaPoP • Sponsor: University of Washington • NEPTUNE project, led by UW School of Oceanography: a fiber optic system to provide interactive, real-time flow of data and imagery over a wide area of the Pacific Ocean and seafloor 8/4/2001

  15. Approved SEGPs • Wisconsin • WiscNet (educational sites) • Connector: WiscREN • Sponsor: University of Wisconsin - Madison • Developing a core set of applications exploiting NGI capabilities to support medical education in anatomy and surgical technique (NLM project) 8/4/2001

  16. SEGP Inquiries • Florida • Georgia • Illinois • Louisiana • Maryland • Nevada • North Carolina • North Dakota • Texas • Utah 8/4/2001

  17. For More Information • www.internet2.edu/abilene • abilene@internet2.edu • Steve Corbató • corbato@internet2.edu • Heather Bruning • heather2@internet2.edu 8/4/2001

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