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18
Sep
2019

Next Generation Infrastructure Service Model Update

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By George LoftusInternet2 Associate Vice President, Network Services The NGI project seeks to support five key use cases to update the value of the Internet2 Network service offerings. These include support for the data intensive researcher, supporting adoption…

18
Sep
2019

NGI Packet RFP to be Released in October 2019

Estimated reading time: 1 minute By Scott Taylor, Internet2 Packet Platform Implementation Director This summer the Community Architect’s Workshop in Minneapolis gave the Internet2 team an opportunity to share information that we’ve learned about different hardware platforms and protocols that will be incorporated…

18
Sep
2019

Ciena Selected as NGI Optical Platform Partner

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Director of Network Planning and Architecture Optical Internet2 is pleased to announce that the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) Project has passed a significant milestone with the formal selection of Ciena as the NGI optical…

03
Sep
2019

Remote Instrumentation Resources for K20 Schools

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By Stephanie Stenberg, Director, Internet2 Community Anchor Program Utilizing advanced networking, students can conduct original research using the same instruments as the nation’s premier scientists. These remote instruments let your students control a microscope or telescope hundreds of…

27
Aug
2019

Internet2 Network Adds Support for IPv6 RTBH Signaling and Filtering

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Paul Howell, Internet2 Chief Cyberinfrastructure Security Officer Remote Triggered Blackhole Filtering (RTBH) is one among several mitigation techniques offered to the Internet2 community for mitigating Denial of Service (DoS) threats. Recently, the Internet2 network added support for…