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FRGP and UPoP. CHECO update 08-Apr-2008 Jeff Custard. Topics. FRGP status / membership UPoP status / membership Upcoming changes Related issues / Questions. Current FRGP members. CSM CSU DU FLC Ithaka NCAR NOAA State UCB UCCS UCD UNAVCO UNC USAP UU UW. Comcast. ESnet.
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FRGP and UPoP CHECO update 08-Apr-2008 Jeff Custard
Topics • FRGP status / membership • UPoP status / membership • Upcoming changes • Related issues / Questions
Current FRGP members • CSM • CSU • DU • FLC • Ithaka • NCAR • NOAA • State • UCB • UCCS • UCD • UNAVCO • UNC • USAP • UU • UW
Current UPoP members • AHEC • BVSD • CARL • CBOCES • CDHE • CCOD • CMC • Denver Health • Deproduction • MSCD • SMA
FRGP / UPoP changes • 1200 Larimer / NC2208 • equipment upgrades and consolidation • power changes? • new rack installation • SuperDREAM / VRF updates • 1200 Larimer • 1850 Pearl St.
The Quilt, Inc. • FRGP maintains membership • Commodity Internet Service (CIS) 2008 RFP update • almost complete (MSAs by early May 2008) • vendor liaison functions (Qwest) • RFI for VoIP and lambda services • further review needed • Authorized Quilt Vendors (AQV) for Authorized Quilt Buyers (AQB) • see next slide; contact me for follow-up • tiered pricing based on aggregate bandwidth totals
AQVs • Cogent Communications • Global Crossing • Level 3 • Qwest • Time Warner Telecom • XO Communications
EAGLE-net • Educational Access Gateway Learning Environment network (EAGLE-Net) • Centennial Board of Cooperative Educational Services (CBOCES) effort for K-12 network aggregation • UPoP connection [Internet2 SEGP?] • CBOCES has SPIN for E-Rate • Lots of grant application work underway • Educational K-12 networking • business and education application sharing • FRGP member and national R&E network access
Higher Ed and EAGLE-net? • Common aggregation locations? • Shared capacity? • Shared costs? • Stay tuned….
Integrated network options for Colorado? • FRGP (plus secondaries) • UPoP (EAGLE-net coming along) • Municipalities? Health Care (for-profits?)? • Interconnections of separate aggregation points or integrated overall body (as a separate company?)? • Colorado Broadband Summit follow-up?
References • http://www.frgp.net • http://www.cisl.ucar.edu/nets/upop/ • http://www.thequilt.net • frgp-eng@ucar.edu and upop-eng@ucar.edu for more FRGP or UPoP info or questions • acronym decoder
Discussion / Questions • Any follow up on items covered? • Other items? Thank you!