International Advanced Internet Applications Highlighted at INET’99: Demonstrations of revolutionary applications over networks crossing Atlantic and Pacific Oceans HPCwire News Brief June 22, 1999 SAN JOSE, CA - Internet2™ member universities in collaboration with international partners will demonstrate the power of advanced networking at the INET’99 conference held here this week. Researchers from US universities will use high performance network links to institutions in Germany, Singapore and Switzerland as part of the Internet2 Pavilion at the Internet Society’s annual international conference. On the show floor, these high-performance international network links will enable the demonstration of applications that allow: astronomers to simulate-and then display in 3-D-the collision of two neutron stars by linking supercomputers on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean; physicists to access and analyze huge amounts of data resulting from atomic collider experiments; biologists to understand the function of proteins by remotely controlling an advanced microscope; and doctors to collaborate across the country by sending, receiving and manipulating high-resolution 3-D images in real time. “These applications demonstrate how international cooperation can advance Internet technology, and INET’99 is an ideal venue to show the future of the global Internet,” said Douglas Van Houweling, President and CEO of UCAID, which is leading the Internet2 project. “It is this potential that is driving the partnership of universities, companies and other organizations committed to the Internet2 project in the United States, as well as Internet2’s international partners around the world.” Support for the Internet2 Pavilion is being provided by 3Com, Cisco Systems, Pacific Bell, as well as the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC), Indiana University and the National Laboratory for Applied Network Research (NLANR). The Internet2 Pavilion will be linked to some of the most advanced research networks in the world, including Abilene, the very high performance Backbone Network Service (vBNS), as well as the advanced networks connecting through STAR TAP, an international connection point made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation to the University of Illinois at Chicago. Prototype video capabilities for an International Virtual Institute being developed by the International Center for Advanced Internet Research (iCAIR) will also be demonstrated using the international network links established for INET’99. Further information about the Internet2 Pavilion is available at www.internet2.edu/html/inet99.html About Internet2 Internet2, a project of the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID), is a collaborative effort by over 150 US research universities working in partnership with more than 50 corporate members as well as government agencies to develop a new family of advanced Internet applications and technologies to meet emerging academic requirements in research, teaching and learning. Internet2 is addressing this challenge by creating a leading edge network capability, enabling a new generation of applications, and working with industry and international partners to transfer new technologies to the global Internet. Internet2™ Pavilion at INET’99 As a collaborative effort led by over 150 US research universities working with industry, government and international partners, Internet2 is bringing energy, focus and resources to develop a new family of advanced Internet applications. The Internet2 Pavilion at INET’99 highlights international collaborations vital to advancing the technology of the global Internet. Internet2 Applications Demonstrations Colliding Neutron Stars Across the Atlantic Ocean cactus.aei-potsdam.mpg.de This application allows astronomers to simulate - and then display in 3-D - the collision of two neutron stars by linking supercomputers on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Internet2 Universities Washington University, St. Louis Pennsylvania State University Partners Albert Einstein Institute Argonne National Laboratory Contact: Jason Novotny ph: +1.510.845.6578 GIOD: Globally Interconnected Object Databases pcbunn.cithep.caltech.edu A distributed Object Database stores particle physics events, which are accessed by physicists using high-performance network links. Complex events are visualized using a Java3D application which extracts the data objects from the database and allows the physicist to manipulate them and run queries over many events. Internet2 University California Institute of Technology Partners Hewlett-Packard CERN Contact Dr. Julian J. Bunn +1.626.395.6681 julian@cacr.caltech.edu RAMM: Remote Access Multidimensional Microscopy www.nbr.wisc.edu/ RAMM images the dynamic development process of a microscopic organism involving the intricate threads or microfibers of life. An online microscope system can view and record four-dimensional (4-D) data sets from a living sample on a remote computer. Internet2 University University of Wisconsin-Madison Partners 3Com Apple Computer Applied Scientific Instrumentation Contact: Kevin W. Eliceiri ph: +1.608.265.3083 eliceiri@facstaff.wisc.edu Remote Data Collection and Analysis of Synchrotron Data www.bic.nus.edu.sg/inet99demo High bandwidth applications expedite access to, and processing of, data resulting from the few large synchrotrons located around the world. This data is critical to understanding the biological function of proteins, such as those being explored as part of the Human Genome Project. Partners SSRL National University of Singapore Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lab Collaboratory Contact: Dr. Tan Tin Wee ph: +65.774.7149 tinwee@pobox.org.sg Virtual Collaborative Clinic biocomp.arc.nasa.gov www.nren.nasa.gov/vdoc.html The Virtual Collaborative Clinic allows doctors to work online in near-real-time with colleagues across the country sending, receiving and manipulating 3-D high-fidelity, high-resolution images. In the near future, the Virtual Collaborative Clinic will allow doctors to plan and practice delicate operations in virtual space before they perform real operations. It will provide remote hospitals with access to the knowledge, skills and techniques of larger institutions. The technology will subsequently be made available to inaccessible areas of the country and eventually applied to space. Internet2 Universities Stanford University University of California, Santa Cruz Partners Center for Bioinformatics, NASA Ames Research Center Contact: Sally Miller ph: +1.650.604.5411 smmiller@mail.arc.nasa.gov Internet2 Networking at INET’99 The Internet2 Pavilion is linked to some of the most advanced research networks in the world, including Abilene and the very high performance Backbone Network Service (vBNS). A connection to STAR TAP, an international connection point made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation to the University of Illinois at Chicago, allows the applications to access high-performance connections to countries such as Germany, Singapore and Switzerland. Internet2 Pavilion Sponsors The Internet2 Pavilion is possible through the support of: 3Com Cisco Systems Pacific Bell With special thanks to: The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and its Charter Associates Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley for providing the connection to Internet2 backbone networks through CalREN-2 Indiana University for providing the Internet2 Pavilion display, and The National Laboratory for Applied Network Research (NLANR) for providing the ImmersaDesk. Copyright 1993-1999 HPCwire. Redistribution of this article is forbidden by law without the expressed written consent of the publisher. For HPCwire subscription information, send e-mail to sub@hpcwire.com. Tabor Griffin Communications’ HPCwire is also available at tgc.com/hpcwire.html
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