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Internet2: What It Is and Why You Care. Mary Kratz Manager, Internet2 Health Sciences RSNA November 2001. Agenda. Internet2 as an Organization National High Performance Networks Advanced Internet Applications Internet2 Health Science Initiatives Hot Topics. Why Internet2?.
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Internet2: What It Is and Why You Care Mary Kratz Manager, Internet2 Health Sciences RSNA November 2001
Agenda • Internet2 as an Organization • National High Performance Networks • Advanced Internet Applications • Internet2 Health Science Initiatives • Hot Topics
Why Internet2? • The Internet was not designed for: • Millions of users • Congestion • Multimedia • Real time interaction • But, only the Internet can: • Accommodate explosive growth • Enable convergence of information work, mass media, and human collaboration • Internet2 is focused on the Internet’s potential for our future
Today’s Internet Doesn’t • Provide reliable end-to-end performance • Encourage cooperation on new capabilities • Allow testing of new technologies • Support development of revolutionary applications
Internet2 Mission • Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet. • Enable new generation of applications • Re-create leading edge R&E network capability • Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet
Internet2 and the Next Generation Internet Initiative Internet2 NGI Federal agency-led University-led Developing education and research driven applications Agency mission-driven and general purpose applications Building out campus networks, gigaPoPs and inter-gigapop infrastructure Funding research testbeds and agency research networks Interconnecting and interoperating to provide advanced networking capabilities needed to support advanced research and education applications
3Com Advanced Network & Services Alcatel AT&T Cisco Systems IBM Intel Corporation ITC^Deltacom Lucent Technologies Marconi Communications Microsoft Nortel Networks Qwest Communications SBC Communications Sprint Communications WCI Cable WorldCom Internet2 Corporate Partners
Internet2 International Partnershttp://www.internet2.edu/international/
Abilene Network -Qwest
Download of “The Matrix” DVD(Comparison of the Internet2 Land Speed Record)
Advanced Application Attributes • Interactive research collaboration and instruction • Real-time access to remote resources • Large-scale, multi-site computation and data mining • Shared virtual reality • Any combination of the above
Advanced Applications • Distributed computation • Virtual laboratories • Digital libraries • Distributed learning • Digital video • Tele-immersion • All of the above in combination
Grid Projects • NEESGrid • www.neesgrid.org • GriPhyN • www.griphyn.org • Infrastructure • www.gridforum.org
The Scope of the Internet2 Health Science Workgroup includes clinical practice, medical and related biological research, education, and medical awareness in the Public.
With an Emphasis On: • Medical applications on the Internet. • Development of application tools to take advantage of Internet2 advanced network services. • Leverage and influence Internet2 resources to apply solutions to the medical domain. • Inform the medical community of these activities.
Goals and Objectives • Focus on research partnerships for advanced applications • Enhance collaboration and information sharing • Collaboratories • Training Workshops • Development of demonstrations and tools • Cooperate on standards to maintain global interoperability
Roadmap • Networking Health:Prescriptions for the Internet • National Research Council Report • Current and future Internet • Released 24 February 2000 • National Academy Press • ISBN 0-309-06843-6
Health Science Working Groups • Middleware • Security – HIPAA Guidelines • Distance Medical Education • Veterinary Medical • End to End Performance • Visible Human Project Collaboratory • Biomedical Informatics Research Network • Open Source Electronic Health Record Collaboratory • Clinical Trials Research Network • Access Grid for Health Sciences • Virtual Tumor Boards
Challenges to Health Sciences • "The medical research revolution is happening! • 90% of data collected today will never be seen by a human eye. • This is everyone's problem. • We must manage a growing amount of data to secure knowledge for the future." - Michael Marron, NIH
Hot Topics • Network of the Future • Computational Science as an interdisciplinary field • Optical Transport Technology matures • Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) • Important distinction: transport vs. switching • Transcontinental Conduits • Middleware • NSF funded integration role • Global Grid Forum (http://www.gridforum.org/) • Medical Middleware • End to End Performance Initiative
More Internet2 Information • On the Web • www.internet2.edu • Email • Mkratz@internet2.edu • info@internet2.edu