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Internet2 & MAGPI Projects

The University's tradition of technological innovation lives on today in the Internet2 and MAGPI projects. Penn has long played a leading role in development of the Next Generation Internet (NGI), including the top-speed Internet2 network. Penn was a founding member of the Internet2 consortium and operates a regional Internet2 connector, or GigaPoP, known under the acronym MAGPI (the Mid-Atlantic GigaPoP in Philadelphia for Internet2). Penn continues to play a key role in the development of the next generation advanced network developments by furthering cyberinfrastructure initiatives on campus and in the community.

The aim of the Internet2 Project is to accelerate the creation of tomorrow's Internet by:

• Creating a leading- edge network capability for the national research community

• Enabling revolutionary Internet applications

• Ensuring the rapid transfer of new network services and applications to the broader Internet community

Students, faculty, and staff at Penn benefit from Internet2 connectivity to high-speed national and international network backbones, and also from the many related research applications and initiatives underway at the University. Student learning is enhanced through Internet2 by the ability to teleconnect and collaborate in real-time with other students and researchers from all around the world (via high-speed IP-based video). Faculty use Internet2 to develop teaching and research projects that would be impossible without the power of ultra high-speed connectivity, including Teleimmersion, an ultra-realistic, three-dimensional communications technology. Outreach opportunities for faculty are extended by using Internet2 to connect to new audiences of learners.