About Internet2 @ MTU
Contact: James S. Cross
Vice Provost for Information Technology
jcross@mtu.edu

Internet2 is a consortium being led by 205 universities working in partnership with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Michigan Tech has been a member of the Internet2 consortium since 1999 when the National Science Foundation awarded MTU a grant.

The primary goals of Internet2:

* Create a leading edge network capability for the national research community
* Enable revolutionary Internet applications
* Ensure the rapid transfer of new network services and applications to the broader Internet community

The high-speed link has greatly enhanced research and teaching capabilities at MTU, enabling high-end, communications-intensive projects in areas such as videoconferencing, remote instrumentation, data visualization, and access to regional computer centers.

MTU ’s network directs traffic bound for other Internet2 locations to the Gigapop in Chicago and routes all other traffic to the commodity Internet connection.