Internet2 and MAGPI: Overview

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Internet2 and MAGPI Overview

• Jennifer MacDougall
• Associate Director, MAGPI UMDNJ Internet2
  Awareness Day?November 14, 2005

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What is Internet2?

• The Research and Education Network for the United
  States
• Led by 206 research universities
• Close collaborations with government NIH, NSF,
  NLM, NASA, to name only a few
• An organization that serves academic and
  technology needs at all levels of education
• A venue that brings together academics and
  scientists from all over the world

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Internet2 Mission and Goals

• Internet2 Mission
• Develop and deploy advanced network applications
  and technologies, accelerating the creation of
  tomorrows Internet.
• Internet2 Goals
• Enable new generation of applications
• Re-create leading edge RE network capability
• Transfer technology and experience to the global
  production Internet

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Internet2 Universities206 University Members,
October 2005
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Internet2 The National Network (Abilene)
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Abilene (the Backbone)
Participating institutions include 206
University members, 12 Corporate partners, 11
Corporate sponsors, 48 Corporate members, and 43
Affiliates
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Network Architecture
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Internet2 GigaPoPs31 as of December 2004
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Internet2 Network Infrastructure

• Abilene backbone operates at 10 gigabits per
  second capacity today
• GigaPoPs provide regional high-performance
  aggregation points
• Local campus networks provide 100 Mbps to the
  desktop
• National LambdaRail (NLR) provides access to
  multiple wavelengths on dedicated national fiber
  facility
• FiberCo provides dark fiber nationwide

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NLR and Internet2

• Created by and representative of the same
  community
• Internet2 is an NLR founding member
• Complementary goals and capabilities
• Working together to coordinate efforts

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Advanced Networking Organizations around the
World
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Internet2 International Partners
Europe-Middle East ARNES (Slovenia)BELNET
(Belgium) CARNET (Croatia) CESnet (Czech
Republic) DANTE (Europe) DFN-Verein
(Germany) FCCN (Portugal) GARR (Italy) GIP-RENATER
(France) GRNET (Greece) HEAnet
(Ireland) HUNGARNET (Hungary) Israel-IUCC
(Israel) NORDUnet (Nordic Countries) POL-34
(Poland) Qatar Foundation (Qatar) RedIRIS
(Spain) RESTENA (Luxemburg) RIPN (Russia) SANET
(Slovakia) Stichting SURF (Netherlands) SWITCH
(Switzerland) JISC, UKERNA (United Kingdom)
Americas CANARIE (Canada) CLARA (Latin America
Caribbean) CEDIA (Ecuador) CNTI
(Venezuela) CR2Net (Costa Rica) CUDI
(Mexico) REUNA (Chile) RETINA (Argentina) RNP
FAPESP (Brazil) SENACYT (Panama)
Asia-Pacific AAIREP (Australia) APAN
(Asia-Pacific) ANF (Korea) CERNET, CSTNET,
NSFCNET (China) JAIRC (Japan) JUCC (Hong
Kong) SingAREN (Singapore) NECTEC /
UNINET(Thailand) TANet2 (Taiwan) NGI-NZ (New
Zealand) TERENA (Europe) Asia-Pacific MCIT
EUN/ENSTINET (Egypt) TENET (South Africa)
Last updated 1 October2005
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Sponsored Education Group Participants
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K20 Initiative

• K20 Consortium Established in 2001
• Focus outreach and connectivity to K-12s,
  Museums, Libraries
• Aim to bridge K-12 to Higher Ed
• Increased opportunities for joint funding,
  student attraction, enhanced learning and
  education

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K20 Status and Growth
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MAGPI Overview

• Mid Atlantic GigaPoP in Philadelphia for
  Internet2
• 1 of 2 GigaPoPs in the Commonwealth of
  Pennsylvania
• Currently run out of the University of
  Pennsylvania
• Emphasis on Applications

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MAGPI Mission

• To introduce new technology
• To collaboratively develop new applications with
  our subscribers
• To make access to these technologies and
  applications economical and sustainable

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MAGPI History and Growth

• Early days (initially a consortium between Penn,
  UDel, Princeton, Rutgers)
• Consortium dissolved and Penn assumed leadership
  role in GigaPoP management
• Went from 2 subscribers in 2001 (Penn, Lehigh) to

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The New Jersey State Network
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Current Members

• Mont. Co. Intermediate Unit
• Mont. Co. Community College
• Princeton University
• Temple University
• University of Pennsylvania
• Widener University
• CERMUSA / St. Francis University
• Villanova University
• Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital
• NJEDge.Net State RE Network for N.J.
• University of Delaware

• Arcadia University
• Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit
• Chester Co. Intermediate Unit
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Center for Advancing Partnerships in Education
  (CAPE)
• Delaware Co. Intermediate Unit
• Fox Chase Cancer Center
• The Franklin Institute
• Johnson Johnson Pharmaceuticals
• Lehigh University
• Lehigh Valley Hospital

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Upcoming/Prospective Members

• Community College of Philadelphia
• Philadelphia School District
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• The Philadelphia Orchestra
• University of the Arts
• Academy of Natural Sciences
• The Philadelphia Zoo
• WHYY
• University of Scranton

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What Can Internet2 Do for Communities?

• Real Time Collaboration
• Immediate Access to Audiences and/or Expertise
• Geographical Distribution of Resources (Grid
  Computing, Data Sharing, Visualization/Animation)
  
• High Quality, Real-Time Audio and Video
  Interaction gt Engagement

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Inter-Disciplinary Partnerships Catalyse New Uses

• Direct Visualizations
• Data Collection/Integration
• Data Mining
• Device Intercommunication
• Haptic Immersion
• Augmented Dexterity
• Advanced Sensors
• Wireless Data Collection
• Economic Models for Reimbursement Realities

Image courtesy of Dr. Christopher Johnson,
Director of the SCI Institute
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PIC Simulation and Dose Calculations

• PIC Simulations to study proton acceleration
  using laser induced plasmas
• Collaborating with JAERI and NTT of Japan who
  provide computational facilities, FCCC provides
  the clinical application of this research
• Data transfer requirements of up to 10 Gb
• Goal to provide theoretical basis for laser
  accelerated proton beam radiotherapy
• Monte Carlo Studies
• Accurate dose calculation and treatment
  validation for radiotherapy
• Typical data package for remote dose computation
  is about 100-500 Mb
• Goal is to establish network based treatment
  planning and dose verification for radiotherapy

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National Digital Mammography Archive
University of Toronto
University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
Oakridge National Laboratory
University of North Carolina
Dr. Robert Hollobeek, NSCP
Images courtesy of Dr. Robert Hollebeek, NCSA
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Johnson Johnson

• Internet2 connects research sites
• Raritan, NJ
• Mountainview, CA
• Beerse, Belgium
• Investigating new methods of communication,
  collaboration and visualization
• Researching integration of scientific
  instrumentation (e.g., laser capture microscopes
  across the Access Grid)

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Remote Pathology Consults

• Using DVTS (Digital Video Transport System) at 30
  Mbps, Multicast
• Pathology faculty across four regional hospitals
  can conduct regular virtual consults with
  superior high quality images and minimal delay in
  transmitted slide manipulation

Dr. Michael Feldman, UPENN
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Distributed Medical Simulation

• CERMUSA/St. Francis University partnering with
  USUHS and others
• Using DVTS (Digital Video Transport System) at 30
  Mbps, Multicast
• Medical Education and Distributed Patient
  Simulations

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Immersive Segmentation
3-D medical simulation based on the virtual human
project Distributed interactive collaborative
segmentation Evaluating hosting the dataset
locally on MAGPI for regional access by
schools/hospitals
Dr. Steven Senger, Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Scientific Visualization Project
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Why Internet2?

• The student who will enter medical school in 5
  10 years can absorb multiple channels of
  information

Dynamic charts
Second screen
Communal note taking
lecture
messaging
Slide courtesy Parvati Dev, Stanford
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More Information

• http//www.magpi.net
• http//www.internet2.edu
• http//health.internet2.edu/
• http//k20.internet2.edu
• http//www.researchchannel.com/
• http//www.vide.net/
• http//www.nlr.net
• http//hopi.internet2.edu
• http//www.fiberco.org

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Get and Stay Involved

• Talk with your campus IT folks and local
  Internet2 liaison
• Identify faculty champions
• Follow an Internet2 Working Group, Special
  Interest Group or Advisory Group
• Host/attend an Internet2 Day
• Participate in Virtual Events - Megaconference,
  Keystone
• Join Internet2 Mailing Lists - esp. Health
  Sciences list health_at_internet2.edu
• Learn more about advanced initiatives e.g., IPv6,
  Multicast, QoS
• Send me feedback/updates/inquiries
• Attend Internet2 Member Meetings (Spring Member
  Meeting in Arlington April 24-26, 2006)

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I2 Working Groups, SIGs, BoFs

• Health Sciences
• Medical Middleware
• Veterinary Medicine
• Arts Humanities
• Arts Performance
• High Energy and Nuclear Physics
• Geospatial Apps
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Radiology
• Bioethics (proposed)
• Astronomy

• Voice over IP
• Digital Video
• VidMid VC
• VidMidVoD
• ResearchChannel
• Network Storage
• Presence Integrated Communications
• Teaching Learning

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QA - Thank you

• Contact Info
• Jennifer MacDougall
• jmacdoug_at_magpi.net
• 215-898-0341