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I2-NEWS:
Internet2, NYSERNet and Indiana University Establish NewInternational
High-Performance Networking Exchange
INTERNET2, NYSERNET AND
INDIANA UNIVERSITY ESTABLISH NEW INTERNATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE
NETWORKING EXCHANGE
New York City facility eases connections among US and international
research and education networks
Washington, DC -- May 7, 2003 -- Internet2(R), NYSERNet and Indiana
University today announced MAN LAN, a new high performance exchange
point in New York City to facilitate peering among U.S. and international
research and education networks.
Abilene, an Internet2 backbone network; GEANT, the pan-European
research network; and HEANet, the Irish research and education network
are already connected to MAN LAN. NYSERNet’s network and CA*net
4, Canada's research and education network, are expected to connect
in the next few months.
MAN LAN, as the "Manhattan Landing" exchange point is known, has
been established at NYSERNet's co-location space in The Hub at 32
Sixth in downtown Manhattan where many large communications carriers
are present. Indiana University's Global NOC(R) will manage the
daily operation of MAN LAN. With over 15 gigabits per second (Gbps)
of trans-Atlantic connections serving the research and education
community, New York is a key location for international research
and education networking.
The exchange point is built on gigabit Ethernet technology, providing
1 and 10 Gbps connections to research and education networks. Internet2’s
Abilene network is connected at 10 Gbps, GEANT has two 1 Gbps connections
and HEANet is connected at 1 Gbps. CA*net 4 expects to connect with
two 1 Gbps connections and NYSERNet plans to connect
at 10 Gbps.
MAN LAN builds on the expertise and success of other international
exchange points such as StarLight in Chicago, Illinois (http://www.startap.net/starlight/);
Pacific Wave in Seattle (http://pacificwave.net/)
and AMPATH in Miami, Florida (http://www.ampath.fiu.edu/)
that have been established and are operated by Internet2 members.
For more information about MAN LAN, see:
http://international.internet2.edu/intl_connect/manlan/
About Internet2(R)
Led by over 200 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 NYSERNet
NYSERNet is a not-for-profit organization that serves New York State
educational and research institutions by facilitating member organizations’
use of advanced network services. The services include a dedicated
New York State Research Network, access to national and international
research networks and cost effective access to high speed commodity
Internet services. Founded in 1985, NYSERNet was among the first
organizations in the nation to deploy Internet services statewide
and is one of the country’s original regional networks established
to support research nationally. More information about NYSERNet
can be found at www.nysernet.org.
About the Global NOC(R)
The Global Research Network Operations Center (Global NOC) at Indiana
University manages the international network connections from advanced
research and education networks in the Asia/Pacific, Europe, and
South America to the Science Technology and Research Transit Access
Point (STAR TAP) and the leading US high performance research and
education networks such as Abilene (an Internet2 backbone network),
the NSF's very high performance Backbone Network System (vBNS) and
the Department of Energy's ESNET. For more information, visit http://globalnoc.iu.edu/.
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