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November 2007 Internet2 Newsletter

- Headlines -

Internet2 Congratulates FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Program Grant Awardees
FCC program will facilitate creation of national health network and enable connections to the Internet2 Network.
https://mail.internet2.edu/wws/arc/i2-news/2007-11/msg00006.html

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced the grant recipients of its new Rural Health Care Pilot Program (RHCPP), which seeks to catalyze the formation of a ubiquitous advanced healthcare network that will serve the national interest by improving citizens' access to first class healthcare services, resources and research.

The grants, awarded to 42 states and 3 U.S. territories, provide funding to help forward-thinking public and non-profit health care providers establish 69 state and regional broadband networks dedicated to health care services as well as enable these networks to connect to nationwide advanced research and education networks like Internet2.

By linking high-speed state and regional research and education networks, the new nationwide Internet2 Network connects close to 50,000 research and education institutions and extends the most robust capabilities that are uniquely suited for healthcare and health sciences applications that require reliability and consistent performance. Providing connectivity to health networks across the country is a natural extension of Internet2's existing network capabilities and complements its members' ongoing work in the health sciences arena.

Advance your Imagination! Submissions Now Being Accepted for Internet2 IDEA Awards
Third annual awards will recognize revolutionary uses of advanced networking.
http://www.internet2.edu/idea

Submissions for the 2008 round of the Internet2 IDEA Awards are now being accepted. Open to existing or proposed applications, the Internet2 IDEA awards are designed to showcase Internet2 member projects that apply the latest in advanced networking capabilities to enable transformational progress in research, to enhance teaching and learning, and to potentially increase the impact of next-generation networks around the world.

New this year is the "Wave of the Future" category for advanced applications that specifically require or make use of a dedicated optical circuit with capacities up to 10 gigabits per second (Gbps). The winning application in this category will receive a dedicated, point-to-point optical circuit of up to 10 Gbps, sponsored by Level 3 Communications, on the new Internet2 network infrastructure between two connector sites for a one year period. The circuit will be provided specifically to support and enable the award-winning project.

Additional information, submissions guidelines and application can be found online.

Deadline for submissions is January 7, 2008. Winners will be announced at the Internet2 Spring Member Meeting in late April 2008.

ESnet, Internet2 Complete Coast-to-Coast Next-Generation Network
Network will support work of DOE scientific community.
https://mail.internet2.edu/wws/arc/i2-news/2007-11/msg00004.html

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and Internet2 have completed five interconnected rings, each consisting of one or more 10-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) paths, creating a coast-to-coast network that forms the backbone of DOE's next-generation scientific network.

Called ESnet4, the new network built by this partnership is a highly reliable, high capacity nationwide network that will greatly enhance the capabilities of scientists at national laboratories and universities across the country. The long-term ESnet-Internet2 partnership, initially announced in August 2006, brings together two advanced networks which have a combined 30 years of experience in providing service to thousands of researchers around the world. The network is managed by ESnet and operated across Internet2's backbone infrastructure.

New Milestone for Commercial Peering Service
Now over 70,000 available commodity Internet routes.
http://www.internet2.edu/network/cp

The Internet2 Commercial Peering (CP) service has hit another important milestone, with participants across the country seeing more than 50% of their commodity Internet traffic needs being met by the CP service. By providing a direct peering to major ISP's and content hosting companies over a virtual private network within the Internet2 network, the CP service continues to expand the number of private and public peering connections, now to over 70,000 commodity Internet routes.

For Internet2 Network Connectors with available traffic headroom within their Internet2 IP Network connection, the CP service is available at no additional cost and can offer a significant total cost reduction to their overall Internet expenses.

Indiana University, an early adopter of CP service, continues to realize cost benefits. Although IU's peak inbound Internet traffic level has grown from 2.5 Gbps to 3.4 Gbps over the course of the year, they reported that they recently eliminated a GigE commodity connection in favor of utilizing CP service. If the trend continues and IU experiences another 50% increase, they are well positioned with available bandwidth on their 10 Gbps connection to Internet2.

To learn more about the advantages of CP service view "Internet2 Network Commercial Peering Service" a four minute narrated slidecast at http://www.internet2.edu/network/cp.

Internet2 Supports Advanced Networking Activities at SC07
In addition to hosting advanced networking demonstrations, Internet2 offered critical support for SCinet.
http://events.internet2.edu/2007/sc07/

Dozens of Internet2 member and partner organizations participated in SC07, the international conference that brings together leaders in high-performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis on 10-16 November 2007. The Internet2 Network and Internet2 WaveCo together provided more than 100 Gbps of connectivity to the SC07 showfloor for some of the most ambitious uses of advanced networking in the world. The Internet2 booth featured demonstrations that highlighted the revolutionary Internet2 Dynamic Circuit Network. Internet2 also provided performance tools and engineering support for SCinet, the very high-performance network that supports all the activities at SC conferences.

Internet2 Wishes Steve Cotter Well in New Endeavor
Cotter will manage Google's network deployment in Europe.

After nearly five years of outstanding work for Internet2 and with the broader advanced networking community, Steve Cotter has accepted a tremendous opportunity to manage Google's network deployment in Europe. Steve began working with Internet2 in February 2003 and since then has served as Network Services Director and Interim Deputy Operations Officer. Also during that time, he served as Implementation Manager for National LambdaRail and as the lead for Internet2 FiberCo. Over the past 18 months, Steve has worked with partners and members to deploy the nationwide Internet2 infrastructure. Internet2 wishes Steve well in his new endeavor.

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- New Members -

Internet2 would like to welcome:

Corporate Partners
  Nortel Networks
  http://www.nortelnetworks.com/index.html

Corporate Members
  Arootz
  http://www.arootz.com
  Ekinops Corporation
  http://www.ekinops.net
  SoapStone Networks
  http://www.soapstonenetworks.com
  Vidyo
  http://www.layeredmedia.com

Affiliate Members
  Department of Veterans Affairs
  http://va.gov
  The Philadelphia Orchestra Association
  http://www.philorch.org/

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- Internet2 Calendar -

Internet2 Events

Spring 2008 Internet2 Member Meeting
  http://events.internet2.edu/2008/spring-mm/
  21 - 23 Apr    Arlington, VA

Internet2 Workshops

Internet2 IPv4 Multicast Hands-On Workshop
  http://events.internet2.edu/2007/multicast/11-07/
  6 - 8 Nov    Atlanta GA

Internet2 Network Performance Workshop - NOAA
  http://e2epi.internet2.edu/npw/noaa/
  11 - 12 Dec    Boulder, CO

IPv4 Multicast Hands-On Workshop
  http://events.internet2.edu/2007/multicast/12-07/
  12 - 14 Dec    Indianapolis, IN

Internet2 Network Performance Workshop - NOAA
  http://e2epi.internet2.edu/npw/noaa/
  8 - 9 Jan    Princeton, NJ

Internet2 Network Performance Workshop
  http://e2epi.internet2.edu/npw/jt08-uhi/index.html
  18 - 19 Jan    Honolulu, HI

Dynamic Circuit Network (DCN) Workshop
  http://events.internet2.edu/2007/DCN/
  18 - 19 Jan    Honolulu, HI

Winter 2008 ESCC/Internet2 Joint Techs Workshop
  http://www.hawaii.edu/tip2008
  20 - 24 Jan    Honolulu, HI

Dynamic Circuit Network (DCN) Workshop
  http://events.internet2.edu/2007/DCN/
  24 - 25 Jan    Honolulu, HI

For a complete listing of Internet2 events see http://events.internet2.edu/

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