amp,#34,Internet2-A,Future,Bri DIY "Internet2-A Future So Bright!"
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Some months ago, a scam artist was attempting tosell participation in the "New Internet". As it turnedout, the offer to secure yourself an e-commerce spotin the next generation Internet was a scam.But the Internet 2 is as real as it gets.Launched in 1996, the Internet2 offers lightning-fast connectionsto two fiber-optic backbone networks that ensure data arrivesat its destination without loss or delay and already connectsat least one university in each of the 50 states in the US.Abilene, the Internet2(R) backbone network, is in operationat speeds up to 2.4 gigabits per second, or 45,000 times fasterthan a typical modem.It was developed in partnership with Qwest Communications,http://www.quest.net.nz/, Cisco Systems, http://www.cisco.com/,Nortel Networks, http://www.nortelnetworks.com/, and IndianaUniversity, http://www.indiana.edu/.It currently provides nationwide high-performance networkingcapabilities for over 180 Internet2 universities, which, in additionto high speed, provides advanced networking services such asmulti-casting, IPv6, enables advanced applications such asHigh-Definition TV, tele-medicine and remote access toscientific instruments.TV may soon stream into your home via your computer in aquality and level never before envisioned. And the averageperson may well be able to create their own TV shows righton their own home computer.Speed was one of the major reasons for the inception of the"New Internet". Government and educational institutionswere beginning to get bogged down within the old Internetnetwork system. If the original vision was to be maintained,a new system would have to be implemented.At the moment, only government, universities and corporatesponsors are allowed to participate. It is still in research andthe network itself is still under development.For more information on Abilene please see:http://www.internet2.edu/abilene/One of the reasons individuals are not allowed into the clubare the monetary restrictions. Although many an individualmight be willing and able to plunk down the yearly fee of$10,000 to $25,000, the cost of accessing the network itselfcan run $1,000,000 or more.What are the current participants getting for their money?"This milestone in advanced networking opens possibilities forresearchers, students and teachers at universities across thecountry to collaborate with each other and to access resourcesin ways not possible using the commercial Internet," said SteveCorbató, Internet2 director of backbone network infrastructure."Abilene provides a unique leading-edge network environmentthat enables people to experiment with and test new capabilitiesthat can make their way into the global Internet."Internet2(R) is developing and deploying advanced networkapplications and technologies for research and also for highereducation, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet.Internet2 recreates the partnership of academia, industry andgovernment that helped foster today's Internet in its infancy.For more information aboutInternet2, see: http://www.internet2.edu/Internet2 is expected to go, "Public", in about 3 to 5 years.That is when the average Internet surfer will have access.However, no one is certain what that actually means.If you were excited by the possibilities of the Internet,the future is far brighter for Internet2. So get out yourbest pair of shades and your thinking cap because thenew frontier just got even newer.
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