Internet 2 > Internet 1ContentsWhat is Internet2 ideasSlide 4What is Internet2 technologySlide 6History of Internet2Who is Internet2Internet2 MiddlewareCore Middleware ServicesExample of I2-MIShibboleth’s SolutionInternet2 SecuritySecurity Task Force goalsGoalsImportanceFutureInternet2 vs Web2.0Internet 2 > Internet 1Dhruv PatelAaron SwansonAndrew VerburgContents•What is Internet2 -Andrew–Idea - Andrew–Technology – Aaron/Andrew•History of Internet2–Important dates - Aaron•Who is involved - Andrew•What is the goal -Dhruv•Why is it important -Dhruv•Future of Internet2 -DhruvWhat is Internet2ideas•Internet2 is an advanced networking group of. Led by the research and education community since 1996,• promotes the missions of its members by providing both leading-edge network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities that together facilitate the development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet technologies.What is Internet2ideas•Non-profit•Develops high speed data transfer applications•Primary purpose is to help educationWhat is Internet2technology•Middleware -Aaron•Security - Aaron•Network research and performance measures - Andrew•Applications - Andrew•New developments -AndrewWhat is Internet2technology•The Hybrid Optical and Packet Infrastructure Project- “HOPI”–Supported by HP,GlimmerGlass,Force10–Provide scalable, sustainable, high-performance networking–*network performance measure•SALSA-oversight group consisting of technical representatives from the higher education community.–*network performance measureHistory of Internet2•October 1, 1996 – Internet2 is launched•1997- Inernet2 goes international when Canada joins, and cooperate when Cisco joins•2000- Internet2 member achieve 831 Mbps of data from Redmond, Washington to Arlington, Virginia in under 82 seconds •2006 – internet2 celebrates its 10 years with 200 U.S. universities ,70 leading corporations, 45 govt. agencies, 50 international partners.Who is Internet2•This guy ->•Jeffrey S. Lehman, Chair, Internet2 Board of Trustees •Well over 200 universities with Oregon state University as a founding member•Corporate partners including: Microsoft, Sun, IBM, and Cisco•Corporate members such as: Comcast, Qwest, Verizon, Warner Bros.Internet2 Middleware•“The intersection of stuff that network engineer don’t want to do with the stuff that application developers don’t want to do”.•Sets of tools and data that help applications use network resources and services.•Software layer between network and application layers providing services such as identification, authorization, directories, and security.Core Middleware Services•Identifiers–a character string that connects a real world subject to a set of data.•Authentication–Establishing that a particular request is associated with a specific real-world subject.•Directories–Directory services consists of schema, namespace, and operations.•Authorization–What a real-world subject is permitted to do.Example of I2-MI•Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation•Open Source•Supports inter-institutional sharing•Provides web Single Sign On•Allows protection of online resourcesShibboleth’s Solution•Access to secure info via web browser•Accomplished w/o additional passwords or compromising privacy•Easy control of access for ownersInternet2 Security•Security Task Force–EDUCAUSE/Internet2 created it July 2000–Works to improve cyber-security and the protection of information assets and critical infrastructuresSecurity Task Force goals•Increase Education and Awareness•Develop Standards, Policies and Procedures•Design Security Architecture and Tools•Increase Organization and Information SharingGoals•Develop advanced internet applications•Accelerate the creation of tomorrows internet•Create a partnership among the important parties involved–Academia–Industry–GovernmentImportanceEverything that gets developed on the internet where does it come fromInternet2 facilitates this developmentSpeeds up things by have socially networks as well has hardware networks in place to optimize developmentFutureMake the network available to the public, thought no one is sure what this meansIntegrate the present internet into internet2Rebuild / Retrofit the current internet around the architecture developed for the internet2Bring down the partnership cost of being involved in the project so more novel companies can participate, contribute, and benefitInternet2 vs Web2.0Not The