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The Virtual Learning Complex: Getting from Here to There

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division. The Virtual Learning Complex: Getting from Here to There. Ronald S. Chandler Chief Information Officer February 6, 2014. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division.

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The Virtual Learning Complex: Getting from Here to There

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  1. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division The Virtual Learning Complex:Getting from Here to There Ronald S. Chandler Chief Information Officer February 6, 2014

  2. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division The Challenge of Serving an Enormous Organization • Serving… • 651,322 K12 students (907,019 total) • 1,309 schools and centers • 60,139 employees • We operate the Largest K12 network infrastructure in the United States spread across 720 Square Miles

  3. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division The Challenge of Serving an Enormous Organization • Our IT Division… • Runs aprimary and secondary Data Center 24/7 with… • > 850 servers • > 200 enterprise applications • Runs a network with four nodes connecting roughly 120,000 devices

  4. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Profile of the 21st Century Learner • Thinks and processes information differently • Lives in a collaborative, interactive world of user-generated content • Is digitally literate, multi-tasks • Is always online and connected

  5. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Laying the groundwork: The Virtual Learning Complex Classroom Technology Modernization (Core Based) • Since 2010, we have articulated the importance of building the Virtual Learning Complex our students need to succeed Classroom Technology Modernization (School Based) Network Modernization

  6. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Steps to Becoming VLC ready… 1) Adequate Bandwidth – the width of the virtual pipe through which information flows 2) High Density – facilitating many students to access the network at once 3) Wireless Access – providing a flexible and mobile learning environment

  7. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Becoming VLC ready… Step one: Increasing the bandwidth Increase the Capacity of the Virtual Pipeline 7

  8. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Becoming VLC ready… Step two: Increasing the density Increase the Number of Users Who Can Access at Once

  9. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Becoming VLC ready… Step three: Providing a truly flexible and mobile, wireless environment

  10. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Network Infrastructure 101: The LAN A local area network (LAN) is a network that connects computers and devices in a limited area such as a school, computer laboratory, or office. Classrooms Classrooms MDF Classrooms Main Distribution Frame • LAN

  11. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division The Basics of a LAN in LAUSD Access Point Access Point Classroom Building • LAN MDF Classroom Building Classroom Building • WAN

  12. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Network Infrastructure 101: The WAN A wide area network (WAN) uses telephone lines, cables, satellite dishes, or radio waves to span a larger geographic area than can be covered by a LAN. • WAN Data Center

  13. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division The Basics of the WAN in LAUSD Secondary Data Center Van Nuys INTERNET INTERNET Gardena West L.A. • WAN • LAN Downtown L.A. • LAN • LAN • LAN • LAN Data Center

  14. Fiber and Cabling Run To and Throughout Campus Equipment Resides in Various Rooms (MDF & IDF) Depending on Campus Layout

  15. Wireless Access Points (WAPs) Additional Access Points in Library, Aud, Café, MPR, Lunch Areas, etc.

  16. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Network Infrastructure Upgrades: Our Progress 749 Sites (941 Schools) Ready for 1:1 Rollout

  17. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division Our Vision: A 21st century classroom that provides every student with an individualized, interactive, and information-rich learning experience

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