Internet2 UM Connection History

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Internet2UM Connection History

• Funding
• 1999 NSF ANI/EPSCoR 550K Internet2 Grant
• 2000 Cisco, Inc. 97K Grant for I2 Router
  Equipment
• 2001 Navy HPVCI 292K Contract (Campus Network
  Infrastructure Upgrades and Access Grid Node)
• 2001 Matching s and continuing funding
  committed by UM Research Community (Approx.
  200K/year)
• Installation
• Spring 2002 OC-3 155 Mbs circuit to I2/Abilene
  Network
• Summer 2002 Campus Network Upgrades/I2 Testing
• Fall 2002 I2 Announcement to UM Researchers
• Internet 2 Day (Fall 2002 or Spring 2003)

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Internet2Campus Network Upgrades

• Extending I2 bandwidth into research areas
• Funded by 2001 Navy HPVCI Contract 250k
• Completed as of 8/21/2002 Lewis Hall, Kennon
  Observatory, NCPA Faser/NPC, Old Chemistry,
  Powers, Coulter, Shoemaker, Carrier, Hume,
  Leavell, Anderson, Holeman, Yerby, Peabody
• Awaiting Building Renovation Completions Kinard,
  Performing Arts
• Rollout prioritized by I2 Steering
  Committee (James Reidy, Chair)

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Internet 2Early Performance Indicators

• H.323 Video Conference Calling
• Both video and audio were perfect and had no
  latency. Britt Fitts, Mgr. Interactive
  Technology
• FTP Data File Transfers
• I2 Speeds between 1-1.5 Mbps, compared to tens of
  Kbps pre-I2. (10x improvement) UM IT Dept.
• Internet Detective
• Software may be downloaded from www.internet2.org
  to test your desktops connection speed to
  Internet2

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Internet 2UM I2 Projects

• Computer-aided Intermural Drug Design
• High Energy Physics and Software Detector
  Development
• Computational Hydroscience Simulations
• Web-based Interactive Cognitive Psychology
  Laboratory
• Digital Image Processing
• High Performance Computing
• Digital Libraries
• Access Grid Node
• Any project requiring high quality audio/video
  collaboration, high-speed/low latency transfer of
  large datasets, remote editing, remote
  visualization, distance-learning

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Internet 2Access Grid Node

• Equipment funded by Navy HPVCI Contract of 42K
• Building renovation and operational funds being
  provided by Office of Research and Sponsored
  Programs
• MS Mineral Resources Institute (MMRI) Conference
  Room in the Old Chemistry Building
• Project to be completed by Fall 2002
• A high-end audio/visual space designed to provide
  compelling, multi-group, remote collaboration and
  education experiences over Internet2.
• Available to UM research community for
  large-scale distributed meetings, collaborative
  work sessions, seminars, lectures, tutorials and
  training

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Internet 2Access Grid Node
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Internet 2For More Information

• http//www.olemiss.edu/projects/internet2/
• http//www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/
• http//www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/accessgrid/
• http//www.internet2.org/
• http//www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/
• http//www.olemiss.edu/depts/it/
• http//www.olemiss.edu/helpdesk/
• it_at_listserv.olemiss.edu
• ag-node-users_at_listserv.olemiss.edu
• http//secure.olemiss.edu/itflash/index.php

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Internet2 UM Connection History

• 1999-2001 Funding obtained from external grants
  (939K) UM Researcher Matches
• Spring 2002 155 Mbs circuit to I2 Abilene
  Networkall PCs connected to UM Campus Network
  have I2 access.
• Summer 2002
• Campus Networking Infrastructure Upgrades for
  Research Areas
• Lewis, Kennon Observatory, NCPA, Faser/NPC, Old
  Chemistry, Powers, Coulter, Shoemaker, Carrier,
  Peabody, Kinard, Hume, Performing Arts
• By Fall 2002 Enabling projects requiring
• high quality audio/video collaboration,
  high-speed/low latency data transfer, remote
  editing, remote visualization, distance-learning

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Internet2Access Grid Node

• A high-end audio/visual space designed for UM
  research groups to participate in compelling
  large-scale distributed meetings, collaborative
  work sessions, seminars, lectures, tutorials and
  training over Internet2.
• Fall 2002
• Housed at MS Mineral Resources Institute (MMRI)
  in Old Chemistry Building