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Ohio’s Regional Optical Network Linda Roos

Ohio’s Regional Optical Network Linda Roos. CEF Networks Workshop May 17, 2005. OARnet Background. Founded in 1987 as part of the Ohio Supercomputing Center 90+ higher ed member institutions Board of Regents funding OSTEER advisory council Internet2 gigapop. Third Frontier Network.

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Ohio’s Regional Optical Network Linda Roos

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  1. Ohio’s Regional Optical NetworkLinda Roos CEF Networks Workshop May 17, 2005

  2. OARnet Background • Founded in 1987 as part of the Ohio Supercomputing Center • 90+ higher ed member institutions • Board of Regents funding • OSTEER advisory council • Internet2 gigapop

  3. Third Frontier Network • Phase 1: replace backbone with dark fiber • Phase 2: connect 17 universities to network with dark fiber or gig circuits • Phase 3: connect other universities and colleges • Phase 4: connect other partners

  4. Dark Fiber Acquisition • RFP issued during Summer of 2002 • Dark fiber was strongly preferred, but leased services considered • Vendors who bid dark fiber were required to offer a minimum of a single pair of fiber over their network

  5. Dark Fiber Acquisition • Determined that leased lambdas were too expensive and not widely available • Selected a bid from Spectrum Networks for single pair of fibers • American Electric Power (AEP) • Williams Communications (Wiltel)

  6. Dark Fiber Acquisition • $4.6 M for 20 year IRUs • $342K/yr for maintenance • 1600+ route miles • Truewave, SMF-28, LEAF or Terra Light Fiber • Aerial and buried

  7. TFN Financing • $21M investment • Financing from Ohio State University • Loan for fiber ($7M) • Short-term financing ($2M) • Financing from state capital budget ($8.5M) • Equipment • Last mile to 17 institutions

  8. Implementation • TFN Advisory Committees • Lighting and Architecture • Price Modeling Committee • Last Mile Committee • Implementation Committee • Began in late 2002

  9. Lighting and Architecture Committee • Made recommendations • Requirements for equipment • Requirements for PoPs • Service levels

  10. Equipment • Cisco 15454 integrated solution (DWDM) • all of the amps, mux/demux etc. integrated • Multi Service Transport Platform (MSTP) • ITU G.709 compliant • Cisco routers (GSR 12000) and switches • Juniper M7i routers

  11. Implementation • Using MPLS • 2.5 gig backbone • Hired 2 optical engineers • Using Cisco Transport Manager software • First fiber cut tested redundancy

  12. Last Mile Committee • RFP issued in Dec 2003 for last-mile connectivity to all higher education and K-12 sites • OC3, gig circuits and10 gig circuits

  13. Price Modeling Committee • Associate specific costs with fees • Commodity internet costs separated from other costs • Cost-effective intra-Ohio bandwidth to encourage collaboration

  14. What is next? • Connect institutions with state-funded last mile connections • Assist institutions with last mile solutions • Investigate fiber possibilities • Seek partners for network

  15. Contact Information Linda Roos OARnet lroos@oar.net

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