Spring 2001 Internet2 Member Meeting

1. Spring 2001 Internet2 Member Meeting Opening Plenary

2. Program Committee • Gary Allen, University of Missouri • Kevin Barron, CENIC • Yokima Cureton, ITEC-North Carolina • Ana Preston, University of Tennessee • Phyllis Self, Virginia Commonwealth University • Stanley Stevens, Marconi • John Yost, Bradley University

3. Thanks • Verizon • Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) • University of Maryland • Georgetown University • University of Oregon

4. Ted Hanss Dir. of Applications Development, Internet2

5. The Internet2 Commons

6. The Internet2 Commons • An effort to encourage and support large-scale, distributed collaboration for the research and education community • A vision: • enabling one-to-one, one-to-group, and group-to-group collaboration • supporting personal communications, meetings, conferences, and teaching and learning • for Internet2 members and their international counterparts

7. Umbrella Over Potentially Many Services Video conferencing Instant messaging Applications and data sharing Peer-to-peer Whatever the future brings … Voice over IP Collaboratories

8. Approaches • Share information • Broker new projects/investigations • Jointly implement services

9. A Problem to Solve • As a community we use several, mostly incompatible, video conferencing technologies • H.323 • Access Grid • VRVS (Virtual Room Videoconferencing System) • MPEG1 & 2 • DV over Firewire • HDTV

10. Approach • Share information about recommended uses • Decision tree: room-based vs. desktop-based, video quality levels, multicast vs. unicast, … • Point people to current implementations • Facilitate development and deployment projects

11. The Internet2 Commons H.323 Videoconferencing Service • An H.323 service built on ViDeNet architecture • Contribution of second level support by OARnet/ITEC-Ohio • Contribution of MCUs by Ohio State University, OARnet/ITEC-Ohio, CIC • Initial gateway architecture based on VRVS

12. Two Phases • Phase I • A “best effort” service • Site coordinator point-of-contact • Use email for support • Distributed pools of equipment (e.g., MCUs) • Training, workshops, tutorials, docs, … • Phase II • Operational production services • Measurement infrastructure • A financially sustainable service

13. Next Steps • Collect more input • Announce H.323 “getting started” details • Issue call for participation (contributors) • Create Internet2 Commons management and technical committees • Hold workshops on: • H.323 operations • Outreach & communications • Research & development

14. The Internet2 Commons Ted Hanss Dir. of Applications Development, Internet2

15. Internet2 Directions Dr. Douglas E. Van Houweling President and CEO, Internet2

16. Internet2 Goals • Enable new generation of applications • Re-create leading edge R&E network capability • Ensure the rapid transfer of new network services and applications to the global Internet

17. Internet2 Directions • Applications • Middleware • End-to-end Performance • Network of the Future • Corporate Activities • Extending access • Organization & Culture • Our Message

18. Directions – Applications • The focus is swinging to high performance applications….. • Collaboration • Remote Access • Very Large Scale Systems • The challenge is scaling and propogating the examples

19. Directions -- Middleware • The Internet2 community has responded • Our architects have come together • Our institutions have begun to invest • Our corporate partners have engaged • Distributed authentication • Distributed directory • 3rd Quarter 2001 the world begins to change

20. Directions – End to End Performance • When it’s built, can it deliver? • The negative feedback loop • Ensure that the infrastructure is delivering to its full potential • The community has spoken • Design Team has delivered • We’re ready to move

21. Directions – Network of the Future • Abilene and the vBNS+ have delivered high performance backbone service • The connectors are maturing and sharing knowledge • We need to respond to the wavelength opportunity • Our partners in Canada and Europe are committed • The flexibility will be crucial to our future

22. Directions – Corporate Activities • New opportunities • Content • Start-Ups • Project-based interaction • Increased focus on deploying standards • More effort devoted to building the relationships

23. Directions – Extending Access • Leadership • Thanks to Steve Rappaport • Gary Bachula • Jane Ryland • How should we extend our capabilities?

24. Directions – Organization & Culture • The world is continues to move at Internet speed • We are more diverse and engaged • We need to be agile & responsive

25. Directions – Our Message • We stand with colleagues across the world in a vision of an open, innovative, high performance Internet

26. Business Meeting • Marriott Salon 2Friday, 9 March 7:30am-8:30am • Board and Council Nominations • John Kennedy, VP of Operations • Organizational update and status

27. Town Meeting Results and Actions Laurie Burns Director of Member Activities, Internet2

28. Background • Rapid growth in membership and in activities • Resulting impact on communication and interaction • Desire to engage membership in dialog at the 4-year mark • Town Meeting Plenary session organized at Fall 2000 Member Meeting

29. Discussion Topics • Ideas and issues gathered ahead of time • Five parallel, facilitated discussions organized: • Involvement in direction setting • Broadening the community (across campus) • Benefits to member campuses • Applications • Abilene directions • Summary posted December, 2000 http://www.internet2.edu/html/fall00townmeeting-decsummary.html

30. Themes Communication …about decisions, activities, opportunities, capabilities Discovery …of information, resources, tools, best practices Mission articulation …to assess new activities and directions and reinforce goals Relationship between Internet2 and the gigaPoPs …needs to be clarified, and content guidelines for Abilene defined

31. Communication • Posting Advisory Council meeting agendas, summaries and schedules. 

32. Communication • Posting Advisory Council meeting agendas, summaries and schedules.  • Opening all or parts of Advisory Council meetings

33. Communication • Posting Advisory Council meeting agendas, summaries and schedules.  • Opening all or parts of Advisory Council meetings • Opening up the planning process for major actions and initiatives.

34. Communication • Posting Advisory Council meeting agendas, summaries and schedules.  • Opening all or parts of Advisory Council meetings • Opening up the planning process for major actions and initiatives.  • Scheduling presentations and discussions of major actions and initiatives at Member Meetings, with information posted ahead of time.

35. Communication • Posting Advisory Council meeting agendas, summaries and schedules.  • Opening all or parts of Advisory Council meetings • Opening up the planning process for major actions and initiatives.  • Scheduling presentations and discussions of major actions and initiatives at Member Meetings, with information posted ahead of time. • Convening and supporting dialog with campus and organizational contacts

36. Communication • Expanding the existing set of main contacts at each Internet2 member to ensure wider communication within member institutions and organizations. • Beginning work with existing contacts (Executive Liaisons, Applications Leads, and Network Engineering Leads) to clarify roles and provide ongoing support.

37. Discovery • Within the Internet2 End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2EPerf): • creating a series of "best common practice" documents • creating a distributed information system for sharing knowledge and expertise • targeting specific application and discipline communities within which specific performance issues can be addressed

38. Discovery • Expanding current communication with applications liaisons and applications support staff on campuses • Continuing current efforts in disciplinary areas like health science and more recently, arts and humanities, as effective mechanisms for reaching faculty and researchers.  • Building a more flexible and powerful member database that will allow for the capture and maintenance of a much richer set of information on members and on activities.  • Creating a customizable interface to Internet2 web information through "my.internet2.edu".

39. Mission Articulation • Communicating a unified view of key initiatives, and encouraging discussion

40. Mission Articulation • Communicating a unified view of key initiatives, and encouraging discussion • Presenting financial and organizational information in the context of Internet2's mission and programmatic activities and encouraging discussion 

41. Mission Articulation • Communicating a unified view of key initiatives, and encouraging discussion • Presenting financial and organizational information in the context of Internet2's mission and programmatic activities and encouraging discussion  • Convening a Teaching and Learning and Internet2 session in Washington, D.C. to begin dialog on key strategies in this area.

42. Mission Articulation • Communicating a unified view of key initiatives, and encouraging discussion • Presenting financial and organizational information in the context of Internet2's mission and programmatic activities and encouraging discussion  • Convening a Teaching and Learning and Internet2 to begin dialog on key strategies. • Encouraging the members of the UCAID Board of Trustees to continue their efforts to communicate with their peers

43. Relationship between Internet2 and the GigaPoPs • Convene a liaison group of Internet2 staff and representatives of the Quilt to explore collaborative projects and define a mutually beneficial relationship between Internet2 and the gigaPoPs.

44. Relationship between Internet2 and the GigaPoPs • Convene a liaison group of Internet2 staff and representatives of the Quilt to explore collaborative projects and define a mutually beneficial relationship between Internet2 and the gigaPoPs. • Continue to support the evolution of the Quilt.

45. Relationship between Internet2 and the GigaPoPs • Convene a liaison group of Internet2 staff and representatives of the Quilt to explore collaborative projects and define a mutually beneficial relationship between Internet2 and the gigaPoPs. • Continue to support the evolution of the Quilt, including identifying formal channels into the governance structure of Internet2. • Release a Call for Proposal to identify content providers who will engage in experiments involving the use of Abilene for advanced educational content applications, as a means of exploring both technical and policy issues. 

46. What’s next? • Continue to work on targeting and tagging communications so they reach the right individuals at the right times • Explore strategies for reaching faculty and applications communities, including shaping Internet2’s role in supporting this outreach • Make member review and comment on the development of major new initiatives a routine practice • Build on work underway to develop knowledgebases, best common practices, and mechanisms for discovery of collaboration opportunities • Ensure that member meeting programs include opportunities for open discussion about mission, activities, and directions • KEEP THE PROCESS GOING!

47. Questions, comments and ideas? Thank you!

48. Town Meeting Results and Actions Laurie Burns Director of Member Activities, Internet2

49. Expanded Access/K-20 Update Gary R. Bachula, Vice President for External Relations, Internet2

50. Sponsored Education GroupParticipants (SEGP) • Abilene CoU modified Oct. 2000 • Applications accepted Dec. 2000 • Member University from same state must sponsor • Must use existing Abilene Connector • Annual fee per state from Connector