Internet2

Internet2 'or the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID) is a nonprofit consortium to develop and implement technology applications and advanced computer network, intended for education and transfer data in high speed. This consortium of 212 universities dianggotai [1] and 60 companies engaged in the development of computer networks (Cisco Systems, Nortel, etc. [2]), publishing (Prous Science) and technology industries such as Comcast, Intel Corporation and Sun Microsystems. "Internet2" itself is a registered trademark. [3]

Achievements

Internet2 (and all its members) to make Abilene Network and is the most important investors (up to 10 million United States Dollars) in the project the National LambdaRail (NLR) [4]. During the years 2004-2006, Internet2 and NLR has conducted extensive discussions on the possible merger between the two. [5] The key to the process of this merger is a condition that will operate the successor to Internet2 Abilene Network by using the NLR infrastructure. The talks stalled in the spring of 2006, but resumed again in March 2007. Mergers as a whole may take two years [6].

Technology and the organization was not created just to make a faster alternative than the Internet alone. Internet2 technologies and applications, over time, will appear one by one. Many of land that has been known to use the Abilene network to foster creativity, research, and development using technologies not previously possible. The students who enrolled in the library that has a poor quality now finally able to download not only text but also voice recording, animation, video, and other resources. A further application may be done is a video conference with experts with a high quality, also can be done. The neurosurgeon can perform a video conference in the field during the operation with high resolution and high format also without any annoying pauses. To be sure, the application may be implemented to Internet2, will be more and more.