March 28, 1997, Hour Two:Next Generation Internet

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Next Generation Internet

Most of us are linked to the Internet through connections that carry 45 megabits--or million bits--of data per second. But some scientists are enjoying a connection more than ten times as fast--they're logging onto a new, high-performance Net. In this hour of Science Friday, we'll be talking about this new network and the research it's making possible. Plus, we'll talk about where the original Internet is headed, and the status of the Communications Decency Act.

Guests:
Mark Luker
Program Director, NSFNet
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA

Ahmed Kassem
Director, Academic Computing and Networking
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Andrew Kantor
Editor-in-Chief
IWorld
Westport, CT

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