Fall 2002 Internet2 Member Meeting

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Fall 2002 Internet2 Member Meeting

• International Task ForceInformation for
  International Partners
• International Collaborations and Advanced
  Networking Projects
• Internet2 International Task Force
• October 28, 2002

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800 900 a.m. - AGENDA

• Welcome and Information Items
• An Abilene Upgrade Update what does it mean for
  international connections? - Steve Corbato,
  Internet2
• International Exchange Points
• Star LightJoe Mambretti, NorthWestern
  University/StarLight
• Pacific WaveJan Eveleth, Pacific Northwest
  Gigapop
• AMPATHJulio Ibarra, Florida International
  University
• MAN LAN Paul Love, Internet2

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PartnershipsInternet2 International

• Strategic importance to Internet2
• Ensure global interoperability
• of the next generation of Internet technologies
  and applications
• Enable global collaboration
• in research and education providing/promoting the
  development of an advanced networking environment
  internationally Build effective partnerships in
  other countries
• With organizations of similar goals/objectives
  and similar constituencies
• Mechanism Memoranda of Understanding

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MoU in brief

• Provide/promote interconnectivity between
  communities
• Collaborate on technology development and
  deployment
• Facilitate collaboration between members on
  applications
• Encourage technology transfer

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International MoU Partners
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MoU Partners Discussions In Progress

• Newest Internet2 MoU Partners
• Slovakia (SANET), CEDIA (Ecuador), Venezuela
  (CNTI)
• America
• Uruguay, Colombia
• Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba
• Europe
• Russia
• Africa
• South Africa
• Asia
• Malaysia, Asia

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Networks reachable via Abilene by country
Europe-Middle East
Asia-Pacific
Americas
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech
Republic Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Ger
many Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel
Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norw
ay Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain
Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom CERN
Australia China Hong Kong Japan Korea Singapore Ta
iwan Thailand
Argentina Brazil Canada Chile Mexico United States
More information about reachable networks at
www.internet2.edu/abilene/peernetworks.html Also,
see www.startap.net
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Resources

• Communications/outreach
• www.internet2.edu/international/
• Mailing lists
• mou-rep_at_internet2.edu
• intl-info_at_internet2.edu
• Ask us! Contact Ana Preston ltapreston_at_internet2.e
  dugt or Heather Boyles ltheather_at_internet2.edugt
• Upcoming new website (content), international
  newsletter, region specific contact and quick
  facts
• We need your feedback!

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ARENAhttp//arena.internet2.edu

• ARENA (funded in part by NSF)
• Interactive atlas
• Links to research and education networks
• NOC and technical contact information
• Who connects to which network
• Which networks are connected together (peer)
• Pathfinder tool draws a path and shows bandwidth
  from one institution to another
• Enhanced pathfinder and self-edit functionality
• now under End-to-end Performance Initiative
• Questions arena_at_internet2.edu

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900 a.m. noonCollaborations and Projects

• RemarksAna Preston, Internet2
• NLANR - Measurement and Network Analysis Group -
  Overview and Activities Ronn Ritke, NLANR/MOAT
  (USA)
• Cuba Overview and current projectsJuan Pedro
  Febles, National Center of BioInformatics (Cuba)
• QoS requirements for data collaboration using
  T.120  Liane Tarouco, Fabrício Tamusiunas, RNP2
  (Brazil)
• Taiwan's TWAREN Initiative Fay Sheu, TANET
  (Taiwan)
•  BREAK

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•  Update on German Network for Research
  Education Martin Wilhelm, DFN (Germany)
•  PRAGMA Pacific Rim Applications and Grid
  Middleware AssemblyPeter Arzberger, UCSD (USA) 
•  Overview of activities and CEDIA (Consorcio
  Ecuatoriano para el Desarrollo de Internet
  Avanzado)Enrique Pelaez, ESPOL (Ecuador)
•  Foreign Language and Cultural Exchanges The
  Next High-Performance Killer App for K20?
  Jennifer MacDougall, Greg Palmer, MAGPI GigaPoP
  (USA)
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