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GOVERNOR DAVIS, PRESIDENT ZEDILLO ENDORSE INTERNET2 LINK BETWEEN CALIFORNIA
AND MEXICO

SAN DIEGO - Plans for a new high-speed Internet2 linkage between California
and Mexico were unveiled today with the endorsement of Gov. Gray Davis and
Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León.

The two leaders endorsed a joint memorandum of understanding providing for
the connection between universities in California and Mexico.  The
memorandum establishes an agreement for the linkage between California's
Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and
Mexico's Corporacion Universitaria para el Desarrollo de Internet (CUDI).
Official representatives of the two organizations signed the memorandum
along with Davis and Zedillo.

"The new high-speed Internet2 link between institutions of higher education
in California and Mexico will enhance collaboration among researchers,
teachers and students," Davis said.  "It will enrich learning, research and
innovation on both sides of the border."

CENIC is a not-for-profit corporation formed by the University of
California, California Institute of Technology, the California State
University, Stanford University and the University of Southern California to
advance the use of communications technology in research and education at
California's universities.  CUDI performs this role for universities and
other research institutions in Mexico.

"Linking together Mexico's and California's advanced networks will enable
our universities to share powerful instruments and supercomputers, enrich
learning through realtime interactions, share medical research and
diagnostic capabilities, and reach into each others' libraries," stated M.
Stuart Lynn, Chairman of the CENIC Board.  "Together, we can solve important
educational, social, and research problems to improve the lives of people
everywhere."

As one of their first projects, CUDI and CENIC will initiate the Virtual
Learning Space, (VLS), a high speed computer network using Internet2
technologies that will speed development of digital libraries, distributed
computing networks, and the implementation of remote
organization-to-organization operation of research laboratories.

The Internet2 initiative is a collaborative effort among 140 universities,
private businesses, and the federal government.  It is managed by the
University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID) which has
also entered into a joint memorandum of understanding with CUDI.
California's segment of the national Internet2 project is CalREN-2, which
links the California CENIC universities together and provides them access to
Internet2 universities and organizations worldwide.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   May 25, 1999


<bold>Nortel Networks and North Carolina Networking Initiative
Demonstrate the First Internet2 Quality of Service Testbed

</bold>

<italic>New Era of Networking for Internet2 Users 

</italic>

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nortel Networks* [NYSE: NT/TSE: NT] in conjunction
with Internet2; the North Carolina Networking Initiative (NCNI);
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC-CH); Duke University,
Durham; and North Carolina State University, Raleigh; demonstrated the
first Internet Protocol (IP) Quality of Service (QoS) testbed.  The
demonstration and trial occurred at Highway1, Washington , D.C., Tuesday,
April 27 through Thursday, April 29, 1999 during the April 28, 1999
Internet2 annual meeting in Washington D.C.

The demonstration and trial showed Premium Service and Best Effort
Service for data and video network traffic originating at various sites
in North Carolina, and traveling across the IP QoS testbed to the
Washington, D.C., site. The Differentiated Services (DiffServ) proposed
standard, in conjunction with a policy server, was used to ensure the
end-to-end "Premium Service" needed for the Distributed nanoManipulator**
and Realtime Stereo Video traffic.  In the trial, the Best Effort
Service, which is the service level offered by today's Internet, was the
service level used for non-priority data traffic. 

The purpose of using DiffServ  was to test the ability to designate
consistent network resources for advanced Internet applications when
bandwidth is limited. During the demonstration the impact of
non-essential data crossing the backbone and its effect on time sensitive
traffic, such as video, was tested. 

"Quality of Service is at the heart of Internet2," said Alan Blatecky,
executive director of NCNI and vice president of information for MCNC, a
non-profit research firm.  "Being able to provide QoS opens the door for
many new applications, from education and research, to business and
commerce. QoS is one of the critical building blocks for the next
generation Internet."

- more -

"Customers want to know how to build and implement QoS networks," said
Geoff Goddard, vice president of advanced network engineering, Nortel
Networks.  "It is through demonstrations such as this one, which has been
built using available products, that customers can begin addressing any
concerns and building their own real-life solutions."

"Nortel Networks was the first in the industry to provide Policy enabled,
DiffServ aware networking products to our customers," said Dan Pitt, vice
president of technology and lab director of the Architecture Lab, Nortel
Networks.  "We once again set the standard for technology leadership and
will continue to do so by leading the Quality of Service efforts in the
standards forums and providing Quality of Service enabled products to our
customers."

**About the Distributed nanoManipulator

The Distributed nanoManipulator is a virtual reality interface to a
scanned probe microscope (SPM) constructed by UNC-CH computer scientists.
 It enables chemists, biologists, and physicists to "see" the surface of
a material sample at atomic (nanometer) scale and "feel" the properties
of the surface through the use of force-feedback.  The use of the
Distributed nanoManipulator tested various levels of QoS for the
different levels of network traffic required between the microscope, the
tracking/force-feedback mechanism and human-to-human interaction.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:

Thomas W. West, President
CENIC
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Web:    http://www.cenic.org

Mexican and California Universities to Use Internet2 to Collaborate

LOS ALAMITOS, CA - May 21, 1999:  A plan to link Mexico's higher 
education network to CalREN-2 in California was endorsed by 
California Governor Gray Davis and Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo 
Ponce de León yesterday in San Diego.  Now researchers and faculty at 
major universities throughout the two countries are gearing up to use 
Internet2 to facilitate collaborative research and education projects.

The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California 
(CENIC), a consortium of Californian universities and other public 
and private entities, and the Corporación Universitaria para el 
Desarrollo de Internet (CUDI), its Mexican counterpart, signed a 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in the development 
of next-generation Internet2 technologies and applications.  CUDI 
also signed an MOU with the University Corporation for Advanced 
Internet Development (UCAID), which manages the national Internet2 
initiative.

The main objective of the CUDI-CENIC alliance is to support 
appropriate collaborations and interconnections among their affiliate 
institutions for the purpose of developing advanced research and 
education applications.

In conjunction with the signing ceremony, Carlos Casasus, Director 
General of CUDI and Thomas West, President of CENIC, hosted a joint 
planning meeting of representatives from their affiliates. The 
discussion focused on identifying first wave initiatives.
One of their initial projects will be the Virtual Learning Space 
(VLS) Project, an initiative whose objective is to promote 
transborder/global efforts in the pursuit of high quality education 
and collaborative research projects, by joining human and physical 
resources using next generation communication technologies built 
around Internet2.


 The VLS Project will be an international partnership amongst private 
and public sectors on both sides of the border.  The main 
participants include:

… CICESE, a Mexican Government think tank in the areas of 
oceanography, earth sciences and applied physics, located in Ensenada;
… CITEDI, a Mexican research institute in digital technologies, 
located in Tijuana;
… San Diego State University, which established the first E1/T1 link to 
CICESE;
… University of Baja California; and
… Telnor, a regional subsidiary of TELMEX in Baja California.

The VLS Project will provide faculty and researchers with the 
appropriate high-speed telecommunications environment required to 
develop learning and research applications in the areas of 
electronics and telecommunications, computer science, management, 
environmental sciences, biology, and telemedicine.

Some of the specific planned applications of the VLS Project are the 
development of digital libraries using the extensive library 
resources geographically distributed amongst many academic 
institutions on the Southern California-Baja California Region and 
Mexico, the development of distributed computing networks, and the 
implementation of remote operation of research laboratories.

Dr. Francisco Mendieta, Director at CICESE stated that "...due to the 
global capabilities of Internet2, the new Internet will greatly 
facilitate specific joint applications.  Previously, transborder 
collaborations between the participant institutions have been 
maintained but now, due to the larger bandwidth and connectivity 
possibilities of Internet2, there is a distinct possibility for the 
interactive transmission of knowledge and large information databases 
between universities.  Faculty and students at the participating 
institutions are entering a new era of global technology, research 
and thinking..."

CENIC is a not-for-profit corporation formed by the California 
Institute of Technology, the California State University, Stanford 
University, the University of California, and the University of 
Southern California to advance the use of communications technology 
in research and education at California's universities.  CENIC 
Associates include Cisco Systems, IBM, Pacific Bell and Sun 
Microsystems.

CENIC operates CalREN-2 for qualified public and private sector 
institutions for research and learning purposes. CalREN-2 is 
California's segment of the national Internet2 initiative and is 
partially funded by the National Science Foundation.

CUDI is a non-profit corporation incorporated under the laws of 
Mexico with members from the public and private sectors.  Its purpose 
is to promote and coordinate the development of high capacity 
telecommunication and computing networks for the development of 
scientific and educational activities in Mexico.

UCAID is a non profit corporation consisting of 140 universities, 
private businesses and the federal government.


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_____________________________________
CENIC TODAY - May 31, 1999
Volume 2, Issue 6
_____________________________________
CENIC Today is the monthly newsletter of the Corporation for 
Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC).

_____________________________________
IN THIS ISSUE
_____________________________________
- CUDI-CENIC MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED
- PRESIDENT'S REPORT
- NLANR'S DAST OFFERS FREE ASSISTANCE FOR RESEARCHERS AND 
APPLICATIONS DEVELOPERS
- BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORT
- APPLICATIONS ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORT
- CENIC ASSOCIATES PROGRAM
- ABOUT CENIC

______________________________________________________________
CUDI-CENIC MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED
______________________________________________________________
On May 20th CENIC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 
Corporacion Universitaria para el Desarrollo de Internet (CUDI) 
providing for the connection between universities in California and 
Mexico.  Stuart Lynn signed for CENIC and Carlos Casasus, Director 
General of CUTI, signed for CUDI.  The ceremony took place in San 
Diego as part of the visit of Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce 
de Leon to California as a guest of Governor Gray Davis

For more information, visit http://www.cenic.org/press.html

______________________________________________________________
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
______________________________________________________________
May was a fast moving month for CENIC!  The CENIC '99 conference gave 
firsthand evidence of the power of involving individuals from the 
Charter Associates universities in developing, shaping and 
implementing the initiatives of this organization.  The successful 
initial implementation of CalREN-2 is the direct result of a 
significant team effort by a volunteer group of very talented people. 
I am pleased to have an opportunity to work with you and to serve you 
and your campuses.

CENIC 99
The CENIC 99 conference gave the Board, the Advisory Councils and me 
an opportunity to share with you additional activities and 
initiatives that are currently being considered.  More importantly, 
we heard from those in our research community express just how CENIC 
could better serve their needs.  Clearly, there is much more to do to 
provide QoS via CalREN-2.  We must facilitate and support the 
collaborative efforts of our researchers as they implement advanced 
applications.  In addition, CENIC needs to collaborate with UCAID and 
CENIC Partners in projects that will result in middleware tools, 
software and advanced network services that will enhance each user's 
ability to implement and scale his/her research and education 
activity.

CENIC '99 provided all of us the chance to hear from several key 
representatives from Federal agencies and the Clinton Administration. 
We are very appreciative of their willingness to participate with us 
and to share information and insights about the federal government's 
direction and goals for IT2.

Perhaps the most valuable parts of CENIC '99 were the breakout 
sessions and focus groups.  There were many ideas and suggestions for 
CENIC to consider as part of its 1999/2000 Plan of Action. The 
outcomes of these sessions will help the Board shape its priorities 
and determine the activities and projects to.  It will especially 
help us engage our CENIC Partners - Cisco Systems, IBM, Pacific Bell 
and Sun Microsystems-- in projects that will be of mutual benefit to 
the CENIC community and their respective corporations.

CENIC '99 would not have been possible if it had not been for Pacific 
Bell and Cisco Systems, two of our CENIC Partner Associates.  Their 
joint sponsorship of the evening at the Monterey Aquarium was a 
highlight event during the conference.  The atmosphere was relaxing 
and enabled the conference participants to engage a long-time 
colleague or new acquaintance in conversation.  Pacific Bell and 
Cisco Systems also had active exhibits and demos.

CalREN-2 Status
CENIC has made significant progress to date in implementing CalREN-2. 
However, we have only just begun.  CENIC must to give its highest 
priority to completing the implementation of CalREN-2.  At the April 
Board meeting, the decision was made to contract with Abilene to 
connect CalREN-2 to the larger Internet2. Three connection points are 
to be implemented on CalREN-2 - UC Berkeley, Qwest at Anaheim and 
Qwest at San Diego.  The first two are to be operational by early 
June and the San Diego connection is to be done by the end of August.

CENIC has been negotiating contracts for ISP services.  The goal is 
to provide multi-homing for all CENIC participants.  The current plan 
calls for contracting with multiple providers and to have them 
provide ISP access on the northern and southern CalREN-2 rings. The 
plan is to have these ISP services available by the end of summer. 
We hope to conclude contract negotiations early in June.

__________________________________________________________________
NLANR'S DAST OFFERS FREE ASSISTANCE FOR RESEARCHERS AND APPLICATIONS 
DEVELOPERS
__________________________________________________________________
The latest high-speed research networks (vBNS, Abilene, and CalREN 
among them) represent a new paradigm for many researchers and 
applications developers.  The Distributed Applications Support Team 
helps researchers and applications developers achieve their goals by 
placing network and software engineers in direct contact with users, 
developing training materials and documentation, and hosting 
workshops to facilitate the transfer of expertise to end users.   All 
users at CENIC institutions are eligible for free assistance from the 
teams that form the NSF-funded National Laboratory for Applied 
Network Research (NLANR).  Please send any project collaboration 
ideas, questions, comments, or requests for help to 
.
 
Tollfree number is 1-888-643-7666.

Located at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, the 
Distributed Applications Support team is one of three teams that from 
NLANR.  The Engineering Support team, based at the Pittsburgh 
Supercomputing Center, promotes synergy between high-performance 
computing and modern networking technologies.  The Measurement and 
Operations team, based at the University of California, San Diego, 
provides tools and analysis of network traffic.  Please visit the 
main NLANR web site at www.nlanr.net for more information.

__________________________________________________________________
BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORT
__________________________________________________________________
The BAC/TAC is still jointly reviewing alternatives for ISP 
interconnection to CalREN-2.

The BAC is also evaluating the viability of developing different 
classes of associates for potentail connection to Calren-2.  In 
particular, a proposal for a Limited Use Bandwidth Service (CLUB) for 
lower bandwidth connections is currently under discussion.  These 
discussions will continue at the next joint BAC/TAC meeting on June 
22 at UCSB.

_____________________________________
APPLICATIONS ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORT
_____________________________________
At its May meeting, the AAC focused much attention on how to identify 
applications, track usage of the network, grapple with key middleware 
issues such as Quality of Service and security, and encourage 
increased awareness of CENIC applications to the larger Internet2 
community.

Those attending the AAC meeting on Friday, May 7, identified the 
following desired outcomes:
   1. Develop an end-to-end system to ensure that roadblocks to smooth 
operations between CENIC campuses are uncovered and addressed by 
campus academic computing staff.
   2. Identify an AAC representative at each CENIC campus.  This 
person should be the one who interacts with faculty, especially in 
high-end computing. This person will have responsibility to work with 
counterparts to ensure that CENIC applications that originate or end 
at that campus are launched and run smoothly.
   3. Review the status of applications identified in the Phase I and 
Phase II proposals to NSF.  Identify the status of these applications.
   4. Identify CENIC applications that are scalable and connect them 
to the larger Internet2 network.
   5. Develop a means to catalog applications already utilizing the 
network and post a list of CENIC applications on the website.
   6. Develop a means to document the use of the network, including 
the tracking of the volume of traffic.
   7. Encourage CENIC to develop the means for digital 
videoconferencing at each CENIC campus to encourage on-line meetings 
and interactivity among CENIC partners.
   8. Identify areas of interest to corporate partners (e.g., CISCO: 
voice over IP).
   9. Identify specific CENIC sample applications where two or more 
partners agree to monitor the development and successful 
implementation of applications that may currently be operating within 
a campus and are ready for inter-campus use.
   10. Create focused user groups to concentrate on issues of 
particular interest to a few.
   11. Review the National Laboratory for Applied Network Research 
(NLANR) DAST program for potential assistance with CENIC members' 
applications
   12. Hire a part-time person or intern to implement the many tasks 
listed above and to coordinate with the AAC representatives at each 
campus.

_____________________________________
CENIC ASSOCIATES PROGRAM
_____________________________________
CENIC is pleased to welcome Pacific Bell as its newest CENIC 
Associate.  Pacific Bell announced its association as a Partner in 
the CENIC Associates program during CENIC '99.

California companies and universities are encouraged to investigate 
their qualifications for joining CENIC Associates program.

Current Charter Associates include California Institute of 
Technology, the California State University with its 22 campuses, 
Stanford University, the University of California with its 9 
campuses, and the University of Southern California.

Current Partner Associates include Cisco Systems, IBM, Pacific Bell, 
and Sun Microsystems.

For more information, click on the Associates button at the CENIC web 
site (http://www.cenic.org) or contact Susan Estrada at 

 or 760.929.0580.

_____________________________________
ABOUT CENIC
_____________________________________
CENIC is a not-for-profit corporation formed by the California 
Institute of Technology, the California State University, Stanford 
University, the University of California, and the University of 
Southern California to advance the use of communications technology 
in teaching, learning, and research at California's institutions of 
higher education. For more information about CENIC, visit 
http://www.cenic.org.

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