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[Lauren Kallens <>]

NEW WORLD RECORD SET FOR INTERNET PERFORMANCE

Sprint and SUNET top new performance threshold by sending over 1830 GB 
at more than 4.3 Gbps across nearly 29,000 km

AUSTIN, TX – September 30, 2004 – Internet2(R) today announced that a 
team from Sprint Corporation and The Swedish University Network (SUNET) 
has set a new Internet2(R) Land Speed Record. The record was set using 
the same IPv4 protocols deployed throughout the global Internet today. 
The team successfully transferred over 1830 gigabytes of data in 
approximately 60 minutes across nearly 29,000 kilometers of networks at 
a rate of 4.31 gigabits per second -- 4000 times faster than a typical 
home broadband connection.

The Internet2 Land Speed Record (I2-LSR) is an open and ongoing 
competition for the highest-bandwidth, end-to-end networks, with judging 
based on the speed of transfer multiplied by the distance traveled. 
Because of delays due to the speed of light and other factors, data 
transfer over the Internet becomes more challenging as speed, or 
distance, or both increase. With a mark of more than 124,900 
terabit-meters per second (Tb-m/s), this record exceeds the previous 
record holders mark by over 20,000 Tb-m/s.

The record was set with the support of Cisco Systems (www.cisco.com), 
Intel Corporation (www.intel.com), and The Luleå University of 
Technology (www.ltu.se/eng).

More information can be found at: http://proj.sunet.se/LSR3-s/

Details of past winning entries, complete rules, submission guidelines, 
and additional details are available at: http://lsr.internet2.edu/

About Internet2(R)
Led by more than 200 U.S. universities working with industry and 
government, Internet2 develops and deploys 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, visit: www.internet2.edu.

Contact:
Lauren Kallens
Internet2

+1-202-331-5345