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Advanced Networking Project With Minority-Serving Institutions (AN-MSI)

EDUCAUSE has been awarded a $6 million grant from NSF to improve Internet connectivity, campus networks, and advanced use of networks at Minority-Serving Institutions.

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Advanced Networking Project With Minority-Serving Institutions (AN-MSI)

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  1. Advanced Networking Project With Minority-Serving Institutions (AN-MSI) David Staudt, AN-MSI Project Director Valerie Rice, AN-MSI Project Assistant

  2. AN-MSI Project • The NSF has awarded a four-year, $6 million grant entitled “NSF Advanced Networking Project With Minority-Serving Institutions” to EDUCAUSE. • EDUCAUSE is working with Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities to improve Internet connectivity, campus networks and their technical support, and advanced use of the networks.

  3. AN-MSI Participants • There are 101 participating institutions: • Hispanic-Serving Institutions – 34 • Historically Black Colleges & Universities – 35 • Tribal Colleges & Universities – 32 • Institutions are located in 31 states, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

  4. AN-MSI Committees • Executive Awareness • Resource Development • Network Technology • Internet Connectivity • Applications • Evaluation and Assessment

  5. AN-MSI Project • More detailed information on the project can be found on the web site: http://www.anmsi.org • Email inquiries are also invited! info@anmsi.org

  6. NSF Past/Current Initiatives • Sovereign nations on the Net • Mongolia in ‘96 • Wireless Technology R&D and Deployment • HPWREN

  7. AN-MSI Tribal Wireless Project • Continue NSF initiative • Help to clearly establish tribal sovereignty over radio spectrum • Provide a testbed for new and innovative wireless technologies • Establish a framework for new FCC spectrum management paradigm

  8. New Wireless Network Model • Wireless Multiservices IP Network • Scalable, fully meshed network • Use of wideband wireless devices • Spread Spectrum and Ultra-Wideband • Support for new Internet appliances • Goal of CPE cost of about $300

  9. Services to be offered • VoIP for telephony • Internet data • Video (two MPEG-2 streams) • Deliver 30 Mbps symmetric to each home • Wireless Mobility

  10. New Network Details • Three level hierarchy • Mesh routing at each level • Every device in network routes • Residential Gateway unit at each home • Provides support for mobility • Gateway for multimedia services

  11. AN-MSI Wireless Project • Four awards to date • Ft. Berthold • Turtle Mountain • Ft. Peck • Standing Rock

  12. Next Steps • Start deployment • Continue to evaluate rest of applicants • Develop legal strategy for tribal spectrum authority • Larry Lessig and Stanford Law Clinic • Continue to push the wireless technology forward through open systems approach • HPWREN and Tri-Valley Advanced Wireless Testbed

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