Why was Internet2 developed?
The present Internet-once a research and development hotbed-has evolved into a production environment too clogged and slow to allow for effective research, testing and instruction. Internet2 carries advanced network applications that take advantage of fiber optics, Gigabit routers, and advanced networking protocols through uncongested links. It moves large data sets rapidly, and enables access to remote shared applications and resources that the commodity Internet cannot support including (but not limited to) collaborative applications and instruction; interactive video; high-fidelity multi-channel audio; real-time access to remote resources; large-scale, multi-site computation and database processing; teleimmersion and shared virtual reality.
