What is Internet2?
Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led by the research and education community since 1996, Internet2 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. By bringing research and academia together with technology leaders from industry, government and the international community, Internet2 promotes collaboration and innovation that has a fundamental impact on the future of the Internet. Internet2 is a not-for-profit advanced networking consortium comprising more than 200 U.S. universities in cooperation with 70 leading corporations, 45 government agencies, laboratories and other institutions of higher learning as well as over 50 international partner organizations.
(source: Internet2 website http://www.internet2.edu/about/)
Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led by the research and education community since 1996, Internet2 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. By bringing research and academia together with technology leaders from industry, government and the international community, Internet2 promotes collaboration and innovation that has a fundamental impact on the future of the Internet. Internet2 is a not-for-profit advanced networking consortium comprising more than 200 U.S. universities in cooperation with 70 leading corporations, 45 government agencies, laboratories and other institutions of higher learning as well as over 50 international partner organizations.
(source: Internet2 website http://www.internet2.edu/about/)
Internet2 Mission
Develop and deploy advanced network applications and
technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet.
Internet2 Goals
1) Enable a new generation of applications
2) Re-create leading edge Research & Education network capability
3) Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet
Develop and deploy advanced network applications and
technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet.
Internet2 Goals
1) Enable a new generation of applications
2) Re-create leading edge Research & Education network capability
3) Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet
How is Internet2 Impacting Education?
Internet2 members leverage the high-performance network and worldwide partnerships to support and enhance educational and research learning objectives. Beyond just providing network capacity, Internet2 actively engages learning communities in the development of important new technology including middleware, security, network research and performance measurement capabilities which are critical to the progress of the Internet.
Internet2 is not an upgrade to the Internet, it is a private network of computers connected to provide greater resource viewing options, as well as faster connection speeds.
Internet2 is not an upgrade to the Internet, it is a private network of computers connected to provide greater resource viewing options, as well as faster connection speeds.
