What is Internet 2

By Craig | Published: May 18, 2007

Ok, you have heard of Web 2.0, but what about Internet 2.0? Internet 2 is a new style of high-capacity networking.

Internet2 is working with Level 3 Communications to provide the U.S. research and education community with a dynamic, innovative and cost-effective hybrid optical and packet network. The new network is designed to provide next-generation production services as well as a platform for the development of new networking ideas and protocols. With community control of the fundamental networking infrastructure, the new Internet2 Network will enable a wide variety of bandwidth-intensive applications under development at campuses and research labs today. The new network is one component of Internet2’s “systems” approach to developing and deploying advanced networking for the research and education community: Network Technologies, Middleware, Security, Performance Measurement, Community Collaboration (link).

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2 Comments

  1. Alastair Dunning
    Posted May 19, 2007 at 2:32 am | Permalink

    What’s the difference between Internet 2 and e-science/ cyberinfrastructure?

  2. cbellamy
    Posted May 21, 2007 at 6:50 pm | Permalink

    In a nutshell, not a lot. I am sure that this isn’t the only Internet 2 initiative and I am sure that the private sphere has similar plans.

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