Internet2 and NGI
Links and Resources

Updated November 1999



Internet2 Universities Project - http://www.internet2.edu - Internet2 is a project of the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development

Internet2 Application page
Internet2 News
Internet2 components and related organisations STAR TAP -- Science, Technology And Research Transit Access Point based on Chicago MREN (Metropolitan Resaerch and Education Network) and  Ameritech NAP.

vBNS operated by WorldCom-MCI - http://www.vbns.net/

Universities Initiatives Inernet2 Application Projects



NSF anf US Government development programs

ITR: Information Technology Research- ITR is a multi-agency program to push the envelope for research and development in information technology. ITR is supported by both the Administration and Congress (see bill HR 2086 - Major Science & Engineering Legislation - 106th Congress)

Related prior US government programs

US President's Information Technology Advisory Committee


Next Generation Internet (NGI) Initiative http://www.ngi.gov

Other related organisations and projects

Educause Publications - http://www.educause.edu/pub/pubs.html

The Center for Next Generation Internet - http://www.ngi.org/

MirNET- NSF High Performance International Services Program Grant (http://www.cise.nsf.gov/anir/nsf97-106.html) for connecting MSU to STAR TAP (http://www.startap.net/). MirNET Project details  http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/mirnet/proposal/index.html(opt,mozilla,pc,english,,MirDefaultR)

Internet2 and International Cooperation. Overview (Russian)
 


Canada

CA*Net II/CA*net3  national network - The Advanced Research and Development Network Operations Center (ARDNOC)
"Canada's National Optical Internet" - http://www.canet2.net/c3/moreinfo.html

CA*Net II Projects - CANARIE Advanced Networks Applications (ANA) program. The Center for Civic Networking - Information Infrastructure:  Public Spaces For the 21st Century. Information Society is Civil Society


Europe

DANTE Quantum/TEN-155 Project (http://www.dante.net/ten-155.html)


SURF Long-term Plan 1999-2002
GigaPort. The Next Generation Internet in the Netherlands


Other related organisation



Copyright © 1999. Yuri Demchenko.