Editing Packet switching (section)

====Internet2====
[[Internet2]] is a not-for-profit United States [[computer network]]ing [[consortium]] led by members from the research and education communities, industry, and government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://internet2.edu/about|title=About Internet2|access-date=2009-06-26}}</ref> The Internet2 community, in partnership with [[Qwest]], built the first Internet2 Network, called [[Abilene Network|Abilene]], in 1998 and was a prime investor in the [[National LambdaRail]] (NLR) project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.com.com/Optical%20networking%20The%20next%20generation/2100-1033-5403589.html?part=dht&tag=ntop&tag=nl.e703 |title=Optical networking: The next generation |first=Marguerite |last=Reardon |website=CNET |date=October 11, 2004 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710234213/http://news.com.com/Optical%20networking%20The%20next%20generation/2100-1033-5403589.html?part=dht&tag=ntop&tag=nl.e703 |archive-date=10 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, Internet2 announced a partnership with [[Level 3 Communications]] to launch a brand new nationwide network, boosting its capacity from 10 to {{nowrap|100 Gbit/s}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2007-10-11-faster-internet2_N.htm|title=Speedy Internet2 gets 10x boost|first=Anick|last=Jesdanun|newspaper=USA Today|date=October 11, 2007|access-date=26 June 2009}}</ref> In October, 2007, Internet2 officially retired Abilene and now refers to its new, higher capacity network as the Internet2 Network.