11 Jul 2025 Advanced Networking Security Strengthening Routing Security: Internet2 Introduces New Policy for International Research and Education Peering By Steven Wallace Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Internet2 is planning to implement a new policy aimed at significantly enhancing the security and efficiency of routing with its international research and education (R&E) peer networks. This initiative is part of our ongoing commitment to enhance… Read More
10 Jun 2025 Advanced Networking 6 Reminders About Internet2 Network Monitoring and Support — From Blue Skies to Extreme Weather By Camille Davis-Alfs Note: This blog has been updated and reposted as an annual reminder for the community. The Internet2 Network is designed to deliver the trusted performance, capabilities, security, and resiliency that the research and education (R&E) community depends on throughout the year. That includes times when the community is affected by… Read More
04 Jun 2025 Advanced Networking Global Internet2’s Chris Wilkinson Appointed to Global Network Advancement Group Leadership Team Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Chris Wilkinson, senior director of network infrastructure and operations at Internet2, was recently appointed to the Global Network Advancement Group (GNA-G) Leadership Team. He will serve a four-year term. GNA-G is an international… Read More
03 Jun 2025 Advanced Networking Cloud Internet2 Expands Cloud Connect to Los Angeles Interconnect Site By Chris Wilkinson New Availability Enhances Capacity, Resiliency, and Value for R&E in the Western U.S. Internet2 has expanded its Los Angeles location — already a key interconnect site for Internet2 Peer Exchange (I2PX) and Rapid Private Interconnect (I2RPI) — to support Internet2 Cloud Connect (I2CC). The recently completed routing… Read More
16 May 2025 Advanced Networking Security Internet2 Insight Console Now Reveals Your Network’s Routing Intentions By Steven Wallace New ‘BGP Route Report’ Feature Supports R&E Network Operators and Engineers With Routing Integrity and Transparency Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Internet2 recently launched the BGP Route Report, a powerful new feature in Internet2 Insight Console. It offers… Read More
02 Apr 2025 Advanced Networking Global perfSONAR Celebrates 20 Years of Simplifying Global Research Collaboration Through Standardized Network Measurement and Testing Estimated reading time: 9 minutes April 2, 2025 — The global research and education (R&E) community is celebrating a major milestone in high-performance networking and collaboration: the 20th anniversary of perfSONAR. Since April 2005, this… Read More
28 Mar 2025 Advanced Networking Advancing Optical Networking: How the R&E Community Supports and Benefits from OFCnet Innovations at OFC 2025 By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 5 minutes JoAnne Bender, Internet2 Network Architect and OFCnet Volunteer, Shares Insights on the Experience and Impacts The 2025 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) is just around the corner, March 30 – April… Read More
27 Mar 2025 Advanced Networking Internet2 Announcements Internet2 and Cisco Push Coherent Optics Farther, Redefining Long-Haul Flexibility and Network Capacity on Demand Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Breakthrough Trial Demonstrates 400 Gbps Link Spanning Over 3,000 km Without Transponders or Regeneration WASHINGTON, D.C., March 27, 2025 — Internet2 and Cisco recently demonstrated a breakthrough in coherent optics technologies, achieving a 400 Gbps link over… Read More
17 Mar 2025 Advanced Networking Trusted Infrastructure Platform: A Collective Vision for the Future of R&E Networking By James Deaton Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Internet2 community has reached a pivotal milestone in the evolution of our national research and education (R&E) network fabric. With significant advancements in our optical and packet infrastructure implemented — and a new era of automation… Read More
05 Mar 2025 Advanced Networking Community Exchange Behind the Advanced Networking Track with Dawn Ng: Shaping an Unmissable CommEX25 By Kenneth Lewis Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Dawn Ng from GÉANT and Fellow Program Committee Members Lend Insights to Bring Community Exchange to Life What makes Internet2 Community Exchange a staple event for executive leaders and innovators across the global… Read More