Internet2, CLARA to Collaborate

released October 23, 2003

Representatives of Internet2 and CLARA (Cooperación Latino-Americana de Redes Avanzadas) signed an agreement at the fall Internet2 Fall Member Meeting to collaborate on developing the next generation of Internet technologies and applications for the global research and education community. The agreement will provide a basis for the two organizations to work together toward establishing high-performance Internet connectivity between their respective communities with the goal of enabling researchers to collaborate internationally.

As part of the agreement, CLARA and Internet2 will work collaboratively to:

• Promote appropriate interconnection between and among their respective members and networks for the purpose of development and pre-commercial testing and use of advanced research and education applications
• Collaborate on the development of common standards and technical implementations across their respective networks
• Promote collaboration between their constituent member organizations and institutions relating to the development of next-generation networking and applications in research and higher education
• Encourage technology transfer from their joint endeavors

The CLARA organization comprises national advanced networks from more than 16 countries throughout Latin America. Several CLARA members (CUDI-Mexico, RNP-Brazil, RETINA-Argentina, REUNA-Chile, REACCIUN-2-Venezuela) already have direct connections to Internet2 networks in the United States, including Internet2's Abilene network. As the RedCLARA backbone network is developed, CLARA anticipates that more than 700 universities and research centers will be connected to it. RedCLARA, being developed with the support of the European ALICE Project, will create the first intra-regional infrastructure for research and education in Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

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