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INTERNET2 ABILENE NETWORK TO PARTNER WITH JUNIPER NETWORKS TO DEPLOY 
NEXT GENERATION BACKBONE ROUTING PRODUCT

Focus on support for next generation Internet protocol and enabling 
advanced applications

Washington, DC - April 23, 2002 - Internet2 today announced that it will 
deploy Juniper Networks' most advanced core routing product for the next 
generation of the Abilene backbone network. The nationwide upgrade will 
quadruple Abilene's capacity to 10 gigabits per second and natively 
deploy the next generation Internet protocol, IPv6, using Qwest 
Communications' nationwide network infrastructure. The upgrade will 
maintain Abilene's position as one of the most advanced and far-reaching 
education and research networks in the world.

Scientists, teachers and students at more than 200 Internet2 member 
universities and research centers currently use Abilene to create and 
test advanced network applications that do not work well or at all using 
the commercial Internet. Abilene enables applications such as 
uncompressed high-definition television quality video; remote control of 
scientific instruments such as mountaintop telescopes and electron 
microscopes; collaboration using immersive virtual reality; and grid 
computing.

"Juniper Networks' technology and commitment to Internet2 will ensure that
Abilene continues to provide leading edge networking for the academic 
and research community," said Douglas Van Houweling, president and CEO 
of Internet2. "Juniper's participation in Abilene exemplifies the close 
collaboration between industry and academia that is at the heart of 
Internet2."

"Juniper Networks is pleased to continue its close collaboration with 
Internet2.  The continuous usage of Internet Protocol throughout the 
core and edge of the Internet requires the unique attributes of our new 
T640 Internet Routing Node's speed, security and overall availability. 
We look forward to helping Internet2 expand the possibilities of a 
broader Internet," commented Pradeep Sindhu, founder and chief 
technology officer at Juniper Networks.

Abilene will deploy eleven T640 Internet Routing Nodes, the first 
product from Juniper Networks T-series Internet routing family. The T640 
Internet Routing Node brings leading edge routing technology to Abilene, 
offering seamless multi-terabit scaling as well as IPv6 hardware 
forwarding. The routing platform upgrade to Abilene is scheduled to be 
complete by late fall 2002.

About Internet2(R)
Led by over 190 U.S. universities, working with industry and government,
Internet2 is developing and deploying advanced network applications and 
technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the 
creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships 
among academia, industry, and government that helped foster today's 
Internet in its infancy. For more information about Internet2, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/

About Abilene
Abilene, developed in partnership with Qwest Communications, Cisco
Systems, Juniper Networks, Nortel Networks and Indiana University, is an
Internet2 backbone network providing nationwide high-performance 
networking capabilities for over 200 universities and research 
facilities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. 
For more information on Abilene please see:
http://www.internet2.edu/abilene/

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