I2
...loy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 is recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today’s Internet in its infancy. The primary goals of Internet2 are to: Create a leading edge network capability for the national research community Enable revolutionary Internet applications . Colleges and universities will use I2 to explore areas of instruction, research, and public service, such as learning-wre (software designed for classroom and distance learning), digital libraries, tele-immersion, and virtual laboratories. Eventually, the plan is that the technology will be available to everyone. I2 is capable of three things: higher bandwidth; multicasting; and guaranteed delivery and performance. A standard 10Base T Ethernet card, the kind that is in most LAN-connected computers, transfers data at 10 megabits per second. 100Base T Ethernet cards are available that transfer data at 100 megabits per second. Internet 2 Ethernet card transfer rates are in the gigabits. It is vital to its development that Int...