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Internet2
High Performance Networks, Internet2 Projects, and Federal Initiatives.
- (NGI) Next Generation Internet Initiative.
- A multi-agency Federal research and development (R&D) program to develop, test, and demonstrate
advanced networking technologies and applications.
- (vBNS) Very High Performance Backbone Network Service
- A high speed network funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to connect NSF supercomputing centers
and research communities. It was expanded to include educational institutions. HPCC grant dollars can be
used for vBNS connectivity.
- Harvard is currently connected to the vBNS via an ATM over DS3(45mb) circuit
from 60 Oxford Street to Charlton, MA where the vBNS node is located. See
the NOC home page at Network Engineering section for connection maps.
- (Internet2)
- 130-plus member institutions whose goal was to promote the development of advanced internet applications.
- Harvard is a charter member. A UCAID project.
- (UCAID) University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development
- UCAID was born out of the Internet2 meetings to foster the development of advanced networking applications.
- (Abilene)
- A very high speed network whose initial goal is to deploy a national backbone connecting gigapops and individual
institutions. A UCAID project. Not for commercial use. (Announced January 1998)
- We are currently reviewing connection options and costs for a proposed connection to Abilene.
- (HPCC) High Performance Computing and Communications Program
- The HPCC is a Federal program to promote the goal of high-speed networking. HPCC dollars are used to
help fund our vBNS connection.
- (NOX) The Northern Crossroads
- The NOX facilitates high performance networking among academic institutions in New England. Participants
include institutions of higher learning and other organizations that support research, education, and
economic development.
NOX web site: http://www.nox.org
Harvard University Involvement
- Current Users of Internet2
- Professor H.T. Kung is the PI on the HPCC NSF grant award, and is currently using the vBNS to teach a
course in conjunction with another site, Carnegie Mellon. This course is taught via video and audio
streams over the vBNS. See: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/cs96
- The Center for AstroPhysics is using the vBNS to transfer data between Harvard and NASA sites.
- Harvard is participating in two Network Measurement Projects in cooperation with NLANR (National Laboratory
for Applied Network Research) and the Surveyor Measurement Project.
Surveyor Web Site: http://ippm-db.advanced.org/plots
NLANR Site: http://www.nlanr.net
- Members of Harvard’s IT community regularly attend Internet2, vBNS, Abilene, NGI, and other High Performance
Computing related meetings and conferences.
- Scott Bradner
- Internet2 oversight committees
- NGI activities
- IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force Working Groups)
- Leo Donnelly
- Internet2 Primary Technical Contact
- vBNS and Abilene Engineering Meetings
- NOX related activities, Vendor Initiatives
- Other Internet2 Related Links
- Pipe Speeds
- DS3 = 44.736Mbps
- Fastethernet = 100Mbps
- OC-3 = 155Mbps
- OC-12 = 622.08Mbps
- Gigabit = 1000Mbps (1GB)
- OC-48 = 2488.32Mbps (2.4GB)
- OC-192 = 9953.28Mbps (9.9GB)
- Harvard Implementations
- Mediaone Link = OC-3/OC-12 Packet over Sonet
- VBNS Link = ATM over DS3 (45mb)
- AT&T Link = DS3 (Serial) 45mb
- Gigapop (Regional Aggregation Point)
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