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07
Oct
2021

Advanced Networking

Internet2 Next Generation Infrastructure Packet Platform: Update on Interdomain Multicast Phase-Out

By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Network Services Director of Planning and Architecture

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes As Internet2 completes its transition to a new core network architecture, it will no longer support Layer 3 protocol-independent multicast (PIM) as part of the Advanced Layer 3 Service (AL3S). This is due to minimal community utilization of…

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05
Oct
2021

Advanced Networking Internet2 Announcements

Internet2 Peer Exchange Update: Microsoft, Box, and Oracle Routes Will Transition to I2PX-only in October

By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Network Services Director of Planning and Architecture

Estimated reading time: 1 minute Beginning in October 2021, Internet2 will remove Microsoft, Box, and the original Oracle Cloud Platform (AS7160) routes from the Advanced Layer 3 Service (AL3S) for research and education (R&E): AS11537. These routes will be transitioned to Internet2 Peer…

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01
Oct
2021

Advanced Networking

Coming Soon to I2PX: Direct Peering with Cloudflare

By George Loftus, Internet2 Associate Vice President, Network Services

Estimated reading time: 1 minute Recent news that Cloudflare will soon offer storage with no egress fees is likely of great interest to many in the research and education community.  To support researchers and others at Internet2 member organizations with large storage needs,…

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22
Sep
2021

Advanced Networking

Save the Date and Submit a Proposal!

By Glenn Lipscomb, Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes TechEXtra 2021: Next Generation Infrastructure & Advanced Networking Event Dec 1-3, 2021 Are you one of the many folks who participated in the Advanced Networking track room at a past Internet2 Technology Exchange event? Are you missing the…

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31
Aug
2021

Events Advanced Networking

Join Me for TechEXtra on Sept 2: Characterizing Networking In and Out of the Clouds

By Igor Sfiligoi, Lead Scientific Software Developer and Researcher at UCSD-SDSC

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Register for Characterizing Networking In and Out of the Clouds event to be held Thursday, September 2, at 1 p.m. ET. Igor Sifilgoi presents on the IceCube project at the Internet2 booth at SC19. Commercial cloud providers…

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30
Aug
2021

Advanced Networking

Internet2 Monitoring Hurricane Ida

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Network Services Director of Planning and Architecture Last Updated August 30, 2021, at 8:30 AM EDT For the most up-to-date information, view the latest National Hurricane Center forecast. Hurricane Ida…

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16
Aug
2021

Advanced Networking

Internet2 Next Generation Infrastructure Update: First Member Traffic Moved onto the New Backbone, Remaining Service Migrations Planned Over Next Six Weeks

By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Network Services Director of Planning and Architecture

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Internet2 last week migrated the first of its member connections onto the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). This major milestone marks the start of member traffic flow onto the new Internet2 backbone, following the successful completion of the…

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29
Jul
2021

Advanced Networking

Internet2 Cloud Connect Upgrades Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute to 100G Connections

By George Loftus, Internet2 Associate Vice President, Network Services

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Internet2 is pleased to announce that its Cloud Connect (I2CC) service now provides access to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute services through 100G connections in Ashburn, Virginia, and San Jose, California. I2CC continues to grow as a joint service…

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