28 Mar 2022 Advanced Networking Q&A with Tripti Sinha: MAX Among the ‘First to 400G’ on Internet2’s Network By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Tripti Sinha, Executive Director of Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) Internet2 recently unveiled its fifth-generation backbone, known as the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). NGI interconnects with 37 state and regional networks and serves every state in the U.S. Read More
01 Mar 2022 Advanced Networking Q&A with Pankaj Shah: OARnet Among the ‘First to 400G’ on Internet2’s Network By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Internet2 recently unveiled its fifth-generation backbone, known as the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). NGI interconnects with 37 state and regional networks and serves every state in the U.S. Among these 37 are the first five to upgrade… Read More
14 Feb 2022 Advanced Networking Q&A with Robert Grillo: FLR Among the ‘First to 400G’ on Internet2’s Network By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Internet2 recently unveiled its fifth-generation backbone, known as the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). NGI interconnects with 37 state and regional networks and serves every state in the U.S. Among these 37 are the first five to upgrade… Read More
28 Jan 2022 Advanced Networking Security ARIN’s Deadline Looms for 60+ Organizations to Take Action to Preserve Efficient Internet2 Connectivity By Steven Wallace, Internet2 Security Architect Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Update: This blog has been updated to reflect ARIN’s revised deadline for the IRR transition. With the April 2022 deadline for ARIN’s IRR transition fast approaching, here’s what network operators need to know now: Over 60 organizations that… Read More
18 Jan 2022 Advanced Networking Internet2 Announcements Internet2 Next Generation Infrastructure Operational, Transition to Fully-Automated, 400G National Infrastructure Complete Estimated reading time: 8 minutes New services, capabilities, and efficiencies for the research and education community that accelerate scientific collaboration at a global scale WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 18, 2022 – Internet2 today announced the completed transition of its research and education (R&E) network… Read More
14 Dec 2021 Advanced Networking Internet2 Next Generation Infrastructure Project Substantially Complete: Productive, Unexpected 2021 Ready for the History Books By Rob Vietzke, Vice President, Network Services Estimated reading time: 7 minutes As we head into the new year, Internet2 is delighted to share that our five-year process to renew and enhance the Internet2 network is now substantially complete. The new infrastructure makes improvements in service agility, service reliability, capacity… Read More
09 Dec 2021 Internet2 Announcements Advanced Networking Guam–Singapore Connectivity Consortium Expands Support for Data-Intensive Science in the Asia Pacific Oceania Region Estimated reading time: 6 minutes New 100-gigabits circuit from Guam to Singapore contributes a critical path and boosts resiliency for the region’s research and education network fabric WASHINGTON, D.C., December 9, 2021 – The recently formed Guam–Singapore Connectivity Consortium announced today new high-speed connectivity… Read More
19 Nov 2021 Advanced Networking Automation and Orchestration No Longer a ‘Nice to Have’ for Internet2’s Next Generation Infrastructure By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Chris Wilkinson and Karl Newell Chris Wilkinson is the network services director of planning and architecture at Internet2, and Karl Newell is the network software architect at Internet2. In this Q&A, Chris and Karl discuss how software-driven automation… Read More
03 Nov 2021 Advanced Networking Internet2 Next Generation Infrastructure Update: Transition Substantially Complete, Now Transitioning Toward 2022 Objectives By Rob Vietzke, Vice President, Network Services Estimated reading time: 3 minutes November 2021 marks a number of milestones in the completion of the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) and a transition to 2022 activities. We are very pleased to share this progress and begin to think about these important… Read More
21 Oct 2021 Advanced Networking Next-Generation Performance Assurance: Internet2’s Mike Simpson on Expanding perfSONAR Capabilities to Support the New Network By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Mike Simpson is the director of infrastructure systems and software in the network services division of Internet2. In this Q&A, Mike talks about expanding and upgrading Internet2’s perfSONAR capabilities to support the Next Generation Infrastructure. One of… Read More