Networking

Description

The Networking initiative will focus on all aspects of TCP/IP networking but in particular, those associated with high speed, high bandwidth applications. Projects associated with this initiative will closely monitor emerging network standards and protocols, and evaluate which of those protocols would prove most beneficial to Penn State.

Publications

N/A

Resources

Internet2
National LambdaRail

Primary ET Contact

Phil Devan: pmd@psu.edu

Collaborators

Telecommunications and Networking Services (TNS), also a unit of ITS.

Expected Deliverable(s)

Several pilot projects and rapidly deployed prototypes.

Level of ET Involvement

ET will be actively involved in its partnership with TNS.

Initiative Start Date

July 2002