Connection Specifics
Internet2 operates over an exclusive 10 gigabit fiber network across the country and offers faster speeds than the commodity Internet because of the higher bandwidth and lower traffic. Northeast Pennsylvania organization desiring Internet2 connectivity can obtain bandwidth ranging from 5 megabits per second to 100 megabits per second over a dedicated fiber connection to The University of Scranton

There are specific network hardware requirements to connect, but the connection is transparent to the end user once this hardware in in place. The Internet2 infrastructure will connect the user to other U.S. sites that are on Internet2, or to one of the over 45 international research and education networks that will interconnect with Internet2.
 

The following represents standard network designs for Participants desiring to connect to the University of Scranton Internet2 Aggregation Point.

1) Participant Provided Mode of Connection
This is also known as "access circuit" or "local loop circuit." Connection via a Layer 2 "non-oversubscribed" Ethernet MAN service provider
· Fast Ethernet, rate limited to subscribed bandwidth
· Gigabit Ethernet, rate limited to subscribed bandwidth

3) Peering Requirements
Participant should peer with University using BGP-4
Routes that University advertises to the Participant are:
· Abilene/Internet2 routes, (if applicable)
· Routes received from other MAGPI connected
  institutions
· MAGPI's internal routes

5) Additional Requirements for IP Multicast Peering
University can provide native IP multicast peering using
· MSDP
· MBGP
· PIM-SM
University does not provide
· PIM-SM Rendezvous Point
· Participants should configure a Rendezvous Point
  within their network

2) University Premise Termination Point
Participant's access circuit/local loop circuit must terminate at University's core router location
Basement, Alumni Memorial Hall
University of Scranton
800 Linden St., Scranton, PA 18510

4) Routes that MAGPI accepts from Participant and redistributes
· MAGPI accepts all routes from the Participant
· These routes will be carried within MAGPI and
  advertised to other MAGPI Participants.
· If an Internet2 participant, then those routes will be
  advertised to Abilene.
· If only selected routes qualify for Internet2, then only
  those routes will be advertised

6) Proposed IPv6 Connectivity
When MAGPI is able to provide native IPv6 connectivity to the Abilene/Internet2 backbone, then University will in turn provide IPv6 connectivity to Participants who desire such access.