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Cell Systems Initiative Develops I2 Application

Under the leadership of Bob Franza, Cell Systems Initiative has taken the first steps in enabling biology to make the conceptual leap from describing the cell to understanding how a living system works. Franza believes that to do this, scientists will need three things: a specialized language for biological systems, a new array of tools, and the means for extensive collaboration. Future biologists will need to enter the field with experience in these areas, and so CSI has embarked upon an educational initiative that will create a virtual space to bridge the gap between the activities of the research laboratory and the science classroom.

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Amy PhilipsonInternet2
PNWGP Circular, December 2001

TRANSIT SERVICE PRICING CHANGES
TRANSPAC AND TANET2 JOIN PACIFIC WAVE
CELL SYSTEMS INITIATIVE DEVELOPS I2 APPLICATION
AARNET BIO-MIRROR COMES TO LIFE
PNWGP UPGRADES COMMODITY INTERNET CIRCUITS
CURRENT PNWGP AND PACIFIC WAVE PARTICIPANTS

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Amy Philipson
First Uncompressed Real-time Gigabit HDTV Transmission Across Wide Area IP Network Made Possible by Tektronix, University of Washington, USC/ISI and Level 3

Working in collaboration with the University of Washington, the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute (USC/ISI) and Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:LVLT), Tektronix, Inc. (NYSE:TEK), a market leader in video and telecommunications test equipment, last night successfully demonstrated the first transmission of uncompressed real-time gigabit high-definition television (HDTV) signals over an Internet Protocol (IP) optical network. The demonstration was conducted as part of SuperComputing 2001 at the National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and Development booth.

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Amy PhilipsonResearchChannel
National Laboratory Enhances Research Network Connections

Today the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has expanded its network connectivity by provisioning an OC-3 (155Mbps) circuit into the Pacific Northwest Gigapop (PNWGP). This strategic connection will provide direct and efficient high bandwidth access among PNNL and the major research and development entities throughout the Pacific Northwest including the University of Washington, Oregon Health Sciences Center, and the Universities of Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Montana State.

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Amy PhilipsonESnet
Pacific Northwest Gigapop Introduces Pacific Wave International Peering Services

The Pacific Northwest Gigapop has expanded and renamed its regional peering service, formerly called Seattle-Network-to-Network Access Point, or SNNAP. The expanded peering services will now be offered under the name Pacific Wave. Pacific Wave will continue to include peering services for entities within the Pacific Northwest, but has expanded its offering to include research and education networks from throughout the Pacific Rim and beyond.

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Fiber Optic Based Research & Education Network Now Spans the Pacific

Collaboration among researchers and students "down under" with those in North America took a giant leap forward today as AARNet (the Australian Academic and Research Network) activated its transpacific optical fiber connection to the Pacific Northwest Gigapop (PNWGP) at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA. The Pacific Northwest Gigapop is a primary interconnection point for advanced research and education networks in Canada, the U.S., and now the Pacific Rim.

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PNWGP Circular, April 2001

PNWGP PARTICIPANTS (MARCH 2001)
SAVE DOLLARS AND TIME
UPDATING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
THE PNWGP CHALLENGE
NISQUALLY EARTHQUAKE IMPACT
PNWGP SERVICES MANAGER'S NOTE
DOT.SMART
OCTOBER PNWGP MEETING
INTERNET2 NOTES

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Amy Philipson
Industry's First Optical Networking Trial Using Previously Untapped Region of Fiber Spectrum

Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU), Canoga Perkins, and the University of Washington today announced the industry's first enhanced Wideband Wave Division Multiplexing (WWDM) trial transmitting in the 1400 nanometer (nm) band of optical fiber. The trial will be conducted at the University of Washington, Seattle, using Canoga Perkins' 6000 Series WWDM optical networking system and Lucent's revolutionary AllWave Fiber beginning in the fall.

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Amy Philipson
First Live HDTV Over Internet Newscast Demonstrated at National Association of Broadcasters Convention

Broadcasters, telecommunication, and Internet experts celebrated today when the first live high definition television newscast produced over the Internet successfully reached television viewers in Seattle on KING 5's digital television channel. Attendees at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention in Las Vegas watched the live production in progress as four simultaneous HDTV streams were sent from Seattle over new high speed Internet networks to the Sony exhibition booth at the Convention Hall, switched on site for the live newscast, and streamed back over the Internet to Seattle for KING 5 viewers.

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New Network Speed Record Set

Seven high technology leaders collaborated at SC99 today to set a number of internet speed records, demonstrating that long-distance gigabit-per-second networking is ready for prime time and that next generation Internet technologies and capabilities are emerging in applications, in end-systems, and in network infrastructure.

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WSU Connects to GigaPoP and Internet2

Washington State University has established a connection to the next
generation communications network known as Internet2. This very-high-speed network is a
collective effort of more than 150 U.S. universities, the federal government and private industry.
The Internet2 connection is accomplished over fiber-optic circuits and is approximately 1,500
times faster than a typical dialup modem connection. The connection will greatly enhance
transmission of data for a variety of applications critical to higher education and research.

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Amy Philipson
Portland Connected To Internet2 At Speed Of Light

The Pacific/Northwest GigaPoP, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland State University, the Oregon Graduate Institute and the University of Washington today announced that WCI Cable (WCIC) has become an Internet2 Corporate Partner. As part of its next generation Internet Corporate Partnership, WCIC is providing a high-speed fiber optic cable link connecting Portland, PSU, OGI and OHSU to the national Internet2 research and education network via the Pacific/Northwest GigaPoP.

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