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State Networks and Internet2 Heather Boyles <heather@internet2.edu> Steve Corbat ó <corbato@internet2.edu>. StateNets CEO Meeting Park City, Utah 1 August 2006. StateNets in the Internet2 Community ….or why we’re here.
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State Networks and Internet2Heather Boyles <heather@internet2.edu>Steve Corbató <corbato@internet2.edu> StateNets CEO Meeting Park City, Utah 1 August 2006
StateNets in the Internet2 Community….or why we’re here • Continue to be interested in State Networks’ issues, concerns, opinions, challenges • Heather Bruning - SEGP program • Ann West - middleware • The Internet2 community needs your input on the future of national advanced research and education networking
State Networks and the National Advanced R&E Networking Community • Critical role for state, multi-state and metro networks in 3 tier backbone, regional, campus structure • Facilities-based state networks provide opportunity to support multiple networks, services • Ability and opportunity to connect diverse set of institutions/organizations – university, school, public, corporate, etc.
Issues, Opportunities for Input • Who is the Internet2 community? • Membership model review • ~11 state or regional networks members in Affiliate category now • More explicit home for state/regional networks • Facilitate/Coordinate/Support activities for state and regional networks • Existing: FiberCo, Quilt support, NTNC hosting, Joint Techs, other workshops • More: best practices business/operational models for facilities-based networks, economic development issues SIG
Fora for Input • Governance/Nominations committee • Being formed – Diana Natalicio chair • Will send names of committee members once finalized • NPPAC membership subcommittee • Meeting today • McCredie, Ford, Krugman, Lambert, McMillan, Luker, Suess • http://www.internet2.edu/about/governance/nppac.html • Community Design Workshop in Indianapolis – formed Network Advisory Group • Paul Schopis chairing • NTAC – a la MACE working group convening ability, IETF in technical review process
Opportunities for input related to the new Internet2 network infrastructure and policies • Intention with new network to promote, encourage, cajole aggregation • Even more critical role for statenets • Agreement with Level3 means community can decide usage policies with almost no going-in restrictions • Statenets are front line for variety of institutions – new network participation model