15 Dec 2020 Advanced Networking December 2020 NGI Update: Optical and Packet Migration Progress Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Director of Network Planning and Architecture, and Scott Taylor, Packet Platform Implementation Director Internet2 Optical Update: As 2020 comes to an end, the NGI optical upgrade is completing its flex grid line system… Read More
11 Dec 2020 Advanced Networking Karl Newell Presents on Network Automation and Orchestration at Upcoming NSO Developer Days U.S. Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By Sara Aly, Internet2 Communications Manager Karl Newell, network software architect, is giving a keynote address on Internet2’s automation journey at the upcoming NSO Developer Days U.S., being held virtually December 16th from 9 to 11 a.m. Read More
23 Nov 2020 Advanced Networking Research Engagement Can We Use All the Bandwidth? IceCube Project Update Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By John Hicks, Internet2 Research Network Engineer, and Matt Zekauskas, Internet2 Senior Engineer Last year, it was “can we use all the GPUs?” This year it’s “can we use all the bandwidth?” Really, it’s about obtaining sufficient data… Read More
19 Nov 2020 Advanced Networking Now More Than Ever, Leverage Your Advanced Network Infrastructure–Built to Anticipate the Unexpected Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By George Loftus, Internet2 Associate Vice President, Network Services 2020 has definitely been a unique time for everyone in the research and education (R&E) community. As Internet2 members continue to navigate the seismic shift in operations that has… Read More
17 Nov 2020 Advanced Networking Events NGI Technical Videos Available Estimated reading time: 1 minute By Linda Roos, Internet2 Senior Director, State and Regional Networks Did you miss the Oct. 7, 2020, Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) technical deep-dive? Do you wish you could rewatch that segment on the Backbone Topology? Or… Read More
27 Oct 2020 Advanced Networking Internet2 Monitoring Tropical Storm Zeta Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Director of Network Planning and Architecture Last Updated October 27, 2020 at 8:25 AM EDT Internet2 is closely monitoring the progress of Tropical Storm Zeta, where a hurricane warning has been issued for eastern… Read More
07 Oct 2020 Advanced Networking Internet2, Cisco Team Up To Deliver Advanced Networking Technology in Support of Research and Academic Collaboration Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Cisco’s Internet for the Future routers and software will deliver key services for the Internet2 nationwide research and education network Washington, D.C., October 7, 2020 – Internet2 today announced a strategic alliance with Cisco to deliver next-generation capabilities and… Read More
28 Sep 2020 Advanced Networking Humans of SCinet: Q&A with SC20 Technical Director Matthew Zekauskas Matthew Zekauskas, senior researcher at Internet2, is SCinet volunteer of legendary status with a total of 21 years participating on the team. Matthew is the technical director on SCinet’s management team for SC20. Read the full Q & A on the SCinet website. Read More
28 Sep 2020 Advanced Networking Security Internet2 Community Completes Network Routing Policy, Publishes Plan By Steven Wallace Estimated reading time: 5 minutes We are pleased to announce that Internet2 has completed and published its routing policy as of July 29, 2020. The Internet2 community worked together to complete their routing policy records so that 99% of the routes fulfill the… Read More
17 Aug 2020 Advanced Networking Coastal Path Upgrades Represent a Milestone in Infrastructure Sharing Between CENIC and Internet2 Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Director of Network Planning and Architecture, Co-authored by Sana Bellamine, CENIC Last week, CENIC announced that the coastal network path from Los Angeles to Sunnyvale can now carry flexible-grid wavelengths of 400 gigabits and… Read More