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Lehigh and the Internet2 Project

Lehigh University is a charter member of the Internet2 project, a consortium led by over 180 educational institutions working in concert with government and corporate partners to facilitate and coordinate the development, deployment, operation and technology transfer of advanced network-based applications and network services to further U.S. leadership in research and higher education and accelerate the availability of new services and applications on the Internet.  By renewing the cycle of research and development, partnerships, privatization and commercialization that created the current Internet over the past decade, a new generation of networks and network applications supporting advanced research and education is envisioned to grow and eventually become the next "commodity" Internet.

Internet2 is not a network, but a development project to build the applications and services that will define the next generation of research and education networking.  The project can be split into two functional areas, focusing on applications and engineering.  The development of new network applications (see examples) provides the driving force behind the project, with participants seeking to create entirely new modes of communication and collaboration that become feasible only with greatly expanded network capacity.  The engineering component of the project focuses on the underlying tools and protocols necessary to effectively harness and utilize network bandwidths much greater than those typically available today.
Utilizing Lehigh's 155 megabit connection to the Mid-Atlantic Gigapop in Philadelphia for Internet2 [MAGPI], members of the campus community can participate in research and educational activities with other Internet2 schools, as well as with corporations and research sites on the various interconnected national and international high-speed networks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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