15 May 2020 Advanced Networking Internet2 Network Update: COVID-19 Initial Connectivity Upgrades Complete Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Director of Network Planning and Architecture To support the transition of students and faculty to remotely accessing campus resources from home, including online education and research, Internet2 has recently completed upgrades to the Internet2… Read More
27 Mar 2020 Advanced Networking Optimizing Your Home Network for Working and Learning By Steven Wallace Estimated reading time: 4 minutes When students reposition to home locations, traffic patterns change. In most cases, the network traffic from the student to the cloud-based learning management systems and video applications will use commercial networks (i.e., the broadband in their home or… Read More
26 Mar 2020 Advanced Networking An Update on R&E Networks Supporting the Academic Enterprise in Unprecedented Times Estimated reading time: 8 minutes By Robert Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President, Network Services Many community members have asked how the sudden move of students, faculty and staff from our nation’s educational facilities to their homes have impacted Internet2 and other R&E networks. Days… Read More
13 Mar 2020 Advanced Networking Using The Cloud to Surge VPN Capacity By Steven Wallace Estimated reading time: 2 minutes If your campus has deployed a cloud-based VPN and you are willing to share your experiences with others, we’d like to hear from you! Campus network operators use VPNs to both provide network access control, through user and… Read More
13 Mar 2020 Advanced Networking Understanding Network Impacts of Increased Online Learning Activities Estimated reading time: 8 minutes By Rob Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President, Network Services This whitepaper describes how campus, regional, and Internet2 networks provide access to cloud-based learning today, and what will change as campuses migrate to online learning by off-campus students. This information… Read More
19 Sep 2019 Advanced Networking Next Generation Infrastructure Service Model Update Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By George Loftus, Internet2 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… Read More
19 Sep 2019 Advanced Networking Christopher Wilkinson Ciena Selected as NGI Optical Platform Partner Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Director of Network Planning and Architecture 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 platform… Read More
19 Sep 2019 Advanced Networking Robert Vietzke Next Generation Infrastructure Project From 30,000 Feet Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Rob Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President, Network Services This is an incredibly busy and exciting time at Internet2 and we are delighted to share updates with you on many of the activities that are underway. I say “busy” because… Read More
18 Sep 2019 Advanced Networking Internet2 Network Upgrades Support Research and Education and Cloud Traffic Estimated reading time: 1 minute By Linda Roos, Internet2 Senior Director, State and Regional Networks Internet2 continues to make incremental upgrades across the Internet2 Network. During the summer of 2019, many upgrades were made to the Network to support R&E and cloud traffic. Read More
18 Sep 2019 Advanced Networking Recommendations, Next Steps Discussed at Summer NGI Community Architects’ Workshop Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Linda Roos, Internet2 Senior Director, State and Regional Networks One hundred regional, campus and Internet2 staff representatives gathered on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on July 16-17, 2019, for the Community Architects’ Workshop. This… Read More