The article below raises a technical question -- will this be a "separate" network - that's not accessible through "Internet1"? How can this network provide access *only* for 37 Universities unless it's separate? Wouldn't that just make in a WAN? from Benton's NO SPEED LIMITS ON THE NEW INFOBAHN Issue: Bandwidth The Abilene Project hopes to be the successor to today's Internet by offering an ultra-high-speed system with vastly superior video and audio capabilities. Abilene initially will connect 37 US universities and allow researchers and scientists seamless access to one another's wisdom through a network built almost entirely with equipment donated by private companies and no direct federal subsidies. Douglas Van Houweling, president of the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID), which is overseeing the project, said Abilene represents a return to the pure research roots of the Internet. The Abilene Project is an outgrowth of Internet2, an effort of a consortium of scientists to circumvent the congestion and speed bumps of today's Internet. More than 60 Internet2-affiliated universities and research organizations will be connected to Abilene by the end of 1999. [SOURCE: Washington Post (E1), AUTHOR: Mark Leibovich] <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/daily/feb99/internet24.htm> > Kathy E. Gill > DCAC/MRM Methods Communication -- 425.965.6901 > Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our >potential. ~ Liane Cardes > Microsoft Exchange: the perfect name for its users' greatest desire! > ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The NEW Web Consultants Association FORUMS and CHAT: Register Today at: http://just4u.com/forums/ Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants Give the Gift of Life This Year... Just4U Stop Smoking Support forum - helping smokers for over three years-tell a friend: http://just4u.com/forums/ To get 500 Banner Ads for FREE go to http://www.linkbuddies.com/start.go?id=111261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
