The maximum file size will be six billion bytes. The conversion will start in late spring or early summer, taking nearly five years go complete. Gene answered they would not. A gigapop is an aggregation point for regional or discipline-related I2 sites. Marla stated we already have a basic gigapop in place.
Universities connect at the giga- pops and then all the gigapops interconnect.
She showed the large commitment items if we com- mitted to the gigapop level, such as equipment, staff and cost sharing, and presented several diagrams of planned and optional choices for configurations. Marla stated a meeting is planned for March 14 with all the universities involved to decide whether or not to commit to gigapop.