Many of the university representatives are also active in the Internet 2 efforts and are members of its technical group. It represents some of the best Internet minds in the country. The data gathered through these platforms will enable study of the behavior of the Internet and how applications perform under different conditions. This activity will support the CalREN-2 network by enabling quantitative evaluation of the benefits of the advanced communications infrastructure. All of the CalREN-2 data collection work will be coordinated with the Internet 2 data collection.
Discussions are underway with both networks to determine the level of participation.
Both are expected to provide gateways to their respective networks in addition to utilizing CalREN-2 as the backbone for California connectivity. Letters of support are included in Appendix C . Back to the Table of Contents .