April 10, 2023

Internet2 Liaison ReportAPAN Member MeetingHeather Boyles

Quick Outline

APAN-Internet2 partnership highlights• Partnerships in place• APAN community at Internet2• Connectivity between our communities

Internet2 2004 priorities

Upcoming Internet2 Meetings

APAN – Internet2 partnership

APAN – Internet2 Memorandum of Understanding

• Since June1999–Providing for/promoting interconnection between our

respective institutions –Collaboration on advanced technology and applications

development –Promoting the transfer of technology to the wider

education community and the commercial marketplace

Asia-PacificAAIREP (Australia)APAN (Asia-Pacific)ANF (Korea)APRU (Asia-Pacific)CERNET, CSTNET, NSFCNET (China)JAIRC (Japan)JUCC (Hong Kong)NGI-NZ (New Zealand)NECTEC / UNINET (Thailand)SingAREN (Singapore)NCHC (Taiwan)

International Partners

APAN community and Internet2

APAN at the last Internet2 Member Meeting

• Fay Sheu – Taiwan’s TWAREN initiative• Congxiao Bao -Video Conference Service Development in China During SARS

APAN Region–Internet2 Connectivity

Internet2’s Abilene national backbone network

• Upgrade to 10G done• APAN–Internet2 connectivity highlights

–TransPAC – currently led by Internet2 member Indiana University

–Pacific Wave – now merging north and south with PNWGP and CENIC cooperation

–IEEAF/Tyco donated link – PNWGP and WIDE working to complete connections

Fundamental Questions

What does higher education (and the rest of the world) require from the Internet and its applications?

What should the Internet2 community do to address those requirements?

What specific steps should we take to move forward?

Strategic Foci

Address the advanced networking needs and interests of the research & education community

Provide leadership in the evolution of the global Internet

Leverage strategic relationships among academia, industry and government

Catalyze activities that cannot be accomplished by individual organizations

Implement a systems approach towards a scalable and vertically integrated advanced networking infrastructure

Focus on financially feasible, affordable, and deployable technologies and solutions

Internet2 Today (and Tomorrow)

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2004 Priorities

Engage with the NSF Cyberinfrastructure Initiative

Establish security initiatives which enable Internet2 applications and leverage Internet2 capabilities

Ensure availability of production infrastructure for the Internet2 community

Enhance Internet2’s role as a leader in advanced networking

International Connections

Now multiple NSF agreements • Different regions of the world• Different types of connectivity & research

Also various uncoordinated donated infrastructure

Our international partners could work more effectively if they had a coordinated point of contact

Working with our members to coordinate response

Upcoming Internet2 meetingshttp://events.internet2.edu/calendar/main.php

19-21 April, Internet2 Member Meeting• Arlington, VA (outside Washington, DC)

18-22 July, Joint Tech Meeting• Columbus, OH

27-30 September, Internet2 Member Meeting

• Austin, TX