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| '''Internet2''' is a not-for-profit consortium led by over 200 ] ] and a number of corporate partners from the networking and technology business, including ], ], ], ] and others. | '''Internet2''' is a not-for-profit consortium led by over 200 ] ] and a number of corporate partners from the networking and technology business, including ], ], ], ] and others. Its purpose is to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies such as ], ] and ]. It does not aim to create a new network separate from the ] but to ensure that new applications and technologies are deployed to the existing Internet. | ||
| Internet2 is not a separate network from the ]. It is an academic testing ground for such technologies as ], ] and ]. A primary goal of Internet2 is to ensure the transfer of new network technology and applications to the broader education and Internet communities. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Internet2 is a not-for-profit consortium led by over 200 US universities and a number of corporate partners from the networking and technology business, including AT&T, Intel, Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems and others. Its purpose is to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies such as IPv6, IP multicasting and quality of service. It does not aim to create a new network separate from the Internet but to ensure that new applications and technologies are deployed to the existing Internet.
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