Internet2 and Thai Advanced Networking Initiatives

1. Internet2 and Thai Advanced Networking Initiatives Douglas Van Houweling President and CEO, Internet2

2. Overview • Technology • Internet2 • Members • Organization • Activities Overview • Collaboration • Implications

3. Technology for Tomorrow’s Internet World • Faster Networks • Price/performance improving more rapidly than microprocessors • Stable price with annual doubling of capability • Gigabit speeds • Fiber, cable, laser wireless, radio wireless • Efficient multicast • Applications push

4. Technology for Tomorrow’s Internet World • Network Services Software • More reliable: • Assured capacity on demand • More secure • Authentication and authorization • More business-capable • Accounting & billing

5. Technology for Tomorrow’s Internet World • “Computers” • Faster (of course) • Customized • More storage • Smaller • New form factors • “Pagers”, “cell phones,” and handhelds • Digital “paper” • Eyeglasses • Imbedded • Implants? • Multimedia • Input & output

6. Today’s Internet Doesn’t • Provide reliable end-to-end performance • Encourage cooperation on new capabilities • Allow testing of new technologies • Support development of revolutionary applications

7. Internet DevelopmentSpiral Commercialization Privatization ANS/Core PSI MichNet Today’s Internet AOL UUNet SURANet InternetMCI NYSERNet ANS Intelligent Networks GigaBit Testbeds ARPANet NSFNet NGI MBone Internet2 Research and Partnerships Development

8. Internet2 Mission • Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet.

9. Internet2 • Who we are • 187 universities • 70 corporations • 9 government Labs • 35 international partners • 50 central staff

10. Internet2 Universities187 Universities as of July 2001

11. Internet2 Partnerships • Internet2 universities are recreating the partnerships that fostered the Internet in its infancy • Government • Industry • International

12. Technology Transfer Conduits • Collaborating on advanced applications • Deploying pre-commercial infrastructure and protocols • Establishing expertise and human capital • Large-scale proof of concept

13. Internet2 Corporate Engagement • Engagement in development, working groups, etc. • Internet2 to live in the future • Secondary to a university member

14. 3Com Advanced Network & Services Alcatel AT&T Cisco Systems IBM Intel Corporation ITC^Deltacom Lucent Technologies Marconi Communications Microsoft Nortel Networks Qwest Communications SBC Communications Spirent Communications WCI Cable WorldCom Internet2 Corporate Partners

15. US based--but with International collaboration Not-for-profit organization supported by dues of membership; grants; corporate support $21M/year central budget from member dues & fees $400M/year effort Main offices: Ann Arbor, Michigan Washington, DC Armonk, New York Board of Trustees Largely composed of University Presidents 4 Advisory Councils-Each with a seat on the Board Internet2 Organization

16. Internet2 Activities • Facilitate and Coordinate members’ work: • Working Groups • Technologies (Quality of Service), Applications (Digital Video), Middleware (Public Key Infrastructure) • Initiatives/Projects • End2End Performance, QBone • Shared Infrastructure • Abilene Backbone network, Internet2 Commons, Shibboleth

17. Funding Models • Organization and core activities: • Membership dues • Shared infrastructure: • Combination of industry contributions, membership contributions (fees), grants • Example: Abilene Backbone Network • $Multi-million contribution: Qwest, Cisco, Nortel, Indiana University • User fees

18. Internet2 Focus Areas • Advanced Applications • Ted Hanss, Tuesday at 13.45 • Middleware • Advanced Network Infrastructure • Tuesday, opening plenary • New Network Capabilities • Wednesday at 10.20 (IPv6) • Wednesday at 13.15 (QoS, measurement, E2E performance) • Partnerships • Technology Transfer

19. Internet2 and Thailand: collaboration opportunities • Work together to ensure global interoperability of advanced networking technologies • Support collaboration between our research and education communities

20. Memorandum of Understanding • Connect our respective communities • Collaborate on new technology and applications development and implementation • Encourage technology transfer from joint endeavors • Collaborate to promote and encourage high-performance networking and applications development around the world

21. Internet2 International PartnersOctober 2000

22. 31 May 2001 OC12 OC3-12 Abilene International Peering STTL CA*net3, (AARnet) APAN/TransPAC, Ca*net3, CERN, CERnet, IUCC, KOREN/KREONET2, NORDUnet, RENATER, SURFnet, SingAREN, SINET, TAnet2 , (ANSP, RNP2) NYCM TEN-155*, BELNET, JANET, NORDUnet, SURFnet CA*net3 (HEAnet,) SNVA GEMNET, (SINET) LOSA SingAREN, SINET, UNINET AmPATH REUNA (RNP2, RETINA) CALREN2 CUDI UT El Paso (CUDI) * ARNES, BELNET, CARNET, CESnet, DFN, GRNET, HEAnet, RESTENA, SWITCH, HUNGARNET, GARR-B, POL-34, RCCN, RedIRIS

23. Some Potential Areas of Collaboration • Applications in areas such as medicine, bio-informatics, agriculture, earth monitoring • Technology areas such as IPv6, QoS • Understanding how universities can take advantage of new transport technologies

24. Implications • From Atoms to Electrons: • Enables: • Speed • Convergence of Rich Media • Information Can (Must?) Be Entertaining • A New Global Community • Unanticipated innovation • Research • Learning • The world is a place!

25. www.internet2.edu