US-CHINA COLLABORATIONS in SUPPORT of the GLOBAL NETWORKING FABRIC

1. 29 March 2010 Doug Van HouwelingPresident and CEO US-CHINA COLLABORATIONS in SUPPORT of the GLOBAL NETWORKING FABRIC

2. What is Internet2? • Non-profit, membership organization • Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies for research and education • Ensure that scholars and researchers have access to advanced networks, tools, and support • For the next generation of collaborative discovery and innovation • To effectively prepare the next generation of innovators, our students

3. Higher Education members • Internet2 was formed by 34 universities in 1996 • 100 universities by 1997 • Now over 200 member universities and colleges • Higher Education members are at core of Internet2

4. Open governance process and structure • Board of Trustees is member-focused, elected by member representatives, provides strategic direction, leadership and oversight • Four Advisory Councils offer strategic guidance and set priorities • Open election and strategic planning process • Governance structure agile enough to be responsive, strong enough to guarantee accountability Advisory Councils include: Applications, Middleware and Services Advisory Council (AMSAC) Architecture and Operations Advisory Council (AOAC) External Relations Advisory Council (ERAC) Research Advisory Council (RAC)

5. International Partner Program • Internet2 forms partnerships between organizations with similar objectives and similar constituencies • Currently 54 partnership agreements with peer National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) • Benefits: • Provide access to users of the Internet2 Network to the Research & Education Networks of more than 100 countries • Basis for understanding how to facilitate collaborations between the US Internet2 community and counterparts in other countries • Basis for joint development activities with Internet2 counterparts in other countries

6. The International Reach of the Internet2 Network

7. Current Networks Reachable

8. Why are NRENs Important? • Essential for international collaborative research • Connect students and faculty to the global academic community • Create foundation for a Knowledge Economy • Springboard for innovation in the country • Build a computer literate population

9. User Community Examples • High Energy Physics • http://henp.internet2.edu • CERN http://public.web.cern.ch/public/ • Arts & Humanities • http://www.internet2.edu/arts/ • Digital Libraries http://www.loc.gov/wdl/ • Health Sciences • http://www.internet2.edu/health/ • Rural health, remote education, and other opportunities • K20 • http://www.internet2.edu/k20/ • Primary and secondary schools, museums, aquariums, and more

10. Internet2 and China • Partnership between Internet2 and CSTNet, CERNET, and NSFC since May 2000 • So much interest in collaboration National Science Foundation (NSF) has an office in Beijing (NSFC) • Interconnect our respective networks • Collaborate to support the international research, teaching, learning, and clinical collaboration needs of our respective constituencies • Collaborate on the development of new networking technologies, services, applications

11. US-based university programs in China • US universities interested in connecting to China’s R&E network • Desire the same type of network capabilities they have via their Internet2 Network connection at home campus in US • Internet2 is working with CERNET to assist these China-based campuses with connectivity • Campuses are interested in issues regarding complying with local IT-related regulations, policies • Examples: • Duke University Fuqua School of Business in Shanghai • University of Chicago on RenMin University campus in Beijing • George Mason University part of the Confucius Institute

12. Chinese-American Networking Symposium (CANS) • First met in 1999 • Celebrated the 10th anniversary of CANS in Beijing in December 2009 • Four coordinating organizations: • CERNET • CSTNet • CAST-USA (Chinese Association for Science & Technology) • Internet2 • Next meeting 6-8 October in Washington, DC

13. CANS Topics • IPv6 development, deployment, barriers to adoption • Future Internet research – next generation infrastructure, protocols, technologies, testbeds • Network measurement and monitoring, security • Cloud computing • Green IT • http://www.canscouncil.net/

14. Examples of Collaboration • TelePresence • Recent session between Harvard University and Guanghua School of Management at Peking University • GLORIAD and Taj Projects • NSF projects based at University of Tennessee-Knoxville, an Internet2 member campus • http://www.gloriad.org/gloriaddrupal/ • Pacific Rim of Wire– a Stanford/Beijing network concert • Concert Program https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~cc/pub/pdf/row-program.pdf • NSF Global Cyberbridges Project • Research collaboration between Florida International University and CNIC • Presented their Hurricane Mitigation research at CANS 2008 http://www.indiana.edu/~uits/cans2008/program.html

15. Challenges • Network Interoperability • End-to-end performance • Policy and Encryption • Bridging the gap between the research community and the R&E networks that support them

16. Performance Initiative • Explores end-to-end network performance problems • Creates “routinely successful experiences” for Internet2 Network users • Focuses on improving problem detection and resolution • Leader in development and deployment of perfSONAR • Holds workshops, involved in monitoring, measurement and performance enhancement projects Projects include: perfSONAR-PS OWAMP BWCTL NDT Phoebus Internet2 Network Observatory

17. perfSONAR • Wide adoption throughout the United States and Europe • Has begun to be implemented within APAN • One of the performance monitoring tools discussed during the CANS 2010 end-to-end performance workshop • Allows diagnosis and trouble-shooting of network issues • NSF-sponsored workshop to be held 8-9 July in Washington, DC • http://www.internet2.edu/workshops/perfSONAR/

18. Summary • Tremendous potential for collaboration between US and China research and education communities • Internet2 hopes to continue and strengthen our partnership, connectivity, and collaboration • We also look forward to a closer working relationship with the National Academies of Science going forward

19. US-CHINA COLLABORATIONS in SUPPORT of the GLOBAL NETWORKING FABRIC 29 March 2010 For more information, please visit us at www.internet2.edu/international Contact Information Doug Van Houweling President and CEO dvh@internet2.edu Ana Preston Executive Director Member Relations and Communications apreston@internet2.edu Jocelyn Gerich Program Coordinator, International Relations jgerich@internet2.edu