ble on the current Internet, “It was launched as a national high-speed IP network with 14,000 miles of Synchronous Optical Network, ATM switches and routers. The network runs at 622 Mbits per second and has two supercomputer centers with 622-Mbps access. There are three additional supercomputer centers with 155-Mbps access,” (Semilof, 1997: 1). Once this system is in full effect by 2002, it is expected to allow for the rapid flow of information at a million times faster than today’s Internet, and over a thousand times faster than the current T1 business computer lines.
The Internet2 is about more than higher rates of data transmission and a higher quality service and reliability where multi-media applications are concerned. Its about innovation. Innovation in research, teaching and learning are the main objectives of the new system. The mission of the Internet2 coalition is to “facilitate and coordinate the development, deployment, operation and technology transfer of advance, network-b
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