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Kansas Research and Education Network

Kansas Research and Education Network. KANREN. Net@EDU Gathering of State Networks, April 2000. Doug Heacock, Executive Director heacock@kanren.net. Overview. Quick KANREN history The organization The network Current projects Challenges. KANREN history.

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Kansas Research and Education Network

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  1. Kansas Research and Education Network KANREN Net@EDU Gathering of State Networks, April 2000 Doug Heacock, Executive Director heacock@kanren.net

  2. Overview • Quick KANREN history • The organization • The network • Current projects • Challenges

  3. KANREN history • 1992--35 Kansas colleges and universities form the KANREN consortium to seek NSF funding for a statewide education network • 1993--First NSF award: $680K to build backbone and connect "charter" member sites

  4. KANREN history • 1994--2nd NSF award, $110K to enhance backbone and connect six additional sites

  5. KANREN history • KANREN backbone network, circa 1994: 56k 56k KU KSU T1 KUMC T1 MIDnet 56k T1 56k WSU

  6. KANREN history • 1996--KANREN becomes self-supported • Member sites pay membership and connection fees • Most member sites are connected at 56K

  7. KANREN history • KANREN backbone network, circa 1996: T1 T1 KU KSU T1 T1 KUMC T1 Global Internet T1 T1 T1 WSU

  8. KANREN history • 1996: First K-12 district connections • Other non-profit organizations are also connected • Several sites upgrade to fractional T1 • KU, KSU upgrade to dual T1

  9. KANREN history • KANREN backbone, circa 1997: T1 T1 KU KSU T1 T1 KUMC T1 Verio T1 T1 T1 WSU

  10. KANREN history • 1997-98--Bandwidth upgrades continue • Consortium growth continues • KU, KSU join Internet 2; KANREN affiliates with Great Plains Network for access to Abilene and I2

  11. KANREN history • April 2000--69 member sites: • Six Board of Regents universities, plus KU Medical Center in Kansas City • 12 community colleges • 12 private colleges and universities • 17 public school districts • 16 public libraries • 5 other non-profit organizations

  12. KU KANREN ATM KSU KUMC Internet 2 Internet 1 Internet 1 Verio WSU KANREN history • KANREN backbone, April 2000 GPN T1 DS3 OC-3

  13. KANREN organization • A "service unit" of the University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. (CRINC) • Independent, non-profit membership consortium • No official state affiliation • Frame relay circuits are provisioned through the state information systems division

  14. KANREN organization • Not incorporated • We operate under CRINC's non-profit status • Governed by 11-member executive committee • Elected by the membership • Membership votes on rates, budget, policy matters at annual meeting

  15. KANREN staff • Executive Director (full-time) • Director of Network Services (half-time) • System Administrator (full-time) • Student Networking Internet (half-time)

  16. KANREN organization • Funding is solely through membership and connection fees paid by member institutions • No state appropriations • No grant funding • FY 2000 budget: $860K

  17. The KANREN network • Four major backbone network nodes: KUMC, Kansas City

  18. The KANREN network • Four major backbone network nodes: KU, Lawrence KUMC, Kansas City

  19. The KANREN network • Four major backbone network nodes: KU, Lawrence KSU, Manhattan KUMC, Kansas City

  20. The KANREN network • Four major backbone network nodes: KU, Lawrence KSU, Manhattan KUMC, Kansas City WSU, Wichita

  21. The KANREN network • Backbone connections KU, Lawrence KSU, Manhattan KUMC, Kansas City T1 T1 WSU, Wichita

  22. The KANREN network • Backbone connections ATM DS-3 DS-3 KU, Lawrence DS-3 KSU, Manhattan KUMC, Kansas City T1 T1 WSU, Wichita

  23. The KANREN network • External connections: ATM DS-3 DS-3 KU, Lawrence DS-3 KSU, Manhattan KUMC, Kansas City Verio I1 T1 T1 WSU, Wichita

  24. The KANREN network GPN I1,I2 OC-3 • External connections: ATM DS-3 DS-3 KU, Lawrence DS-3 KSU, Manhattan KUMC, Kansas City Verio I1 T1 T1 WSU, Wichita

  25. KANREN services • Internet connectivity, 64K to multiple T1 • Internet 2 access for qualifying members • Training and consulting • Annual representatives' conference • DNS, Usenet News, Web caching servers, virtual Web hosting, etc. • Network monitoring services • Online network stats graphs

  26. Current projects • May-June 2000: upgrade Internet connectivity at WSU POP • Replace discrete T1s with fractional DS-3 service • The Kan-Ed project • Legislation to connect all K-12 districts and public libraries • Joint effort of KANREN, DISC, Dept. of Ed., and State Library

  27. Kan-Ed • Currently under consideration in the legislature • Requests $4.5M startup, $13M annual recurring • KANREN's roles: • Network design • KANREN/KanWIN backbone interconnection • Training, staff development, consulting

  28. Challenges • Funding • Competitive pressure from local ISPs • Staffing • Increasing bandwidth demands • Kan-Ed uncertainties

  29. For more information... • heacock@kanren.net • http://www.kanren.net • http://www.kan-ed.net

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