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The Ohio Model

The Ohio Model. Consortial Development of Technology Infrastructure for Higher Education. Overview. Four Technology Initiatives OSC:OARnet and HPC, OLN, OhioLINK Ohio’s Model of Collaborative Infrastructure Building. Ohio Learning Network (OLN).

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The Ohio Model

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  1. The Ohio Model Consortial Development of Technology Infrastructure for Higher Education

  2. Overview Four Technology Initiatives OSC:OARnet and HPC, OLN, OhioLINK Ohio’s Model of Collaborative Infrastructure Building

  3. Ohio Learning Network (OLN) Support for technology enhanced on-campus and distance education www.oln.org

  4. OLN -- Basics • Founded 1998 • 42 member institutions • 4 Million / yr Operating Budget • Governance • Governing Board: CIOs, Provosts, Distance Learning administrators • Degree Completion & Professional Development Committees

  5. OLN – Programs • OhioLEARNS! • Online Course Catalog • Source for continuous learning at a distance • Opened with 500 courses 12/99 • Now more than 1,200 courses from 32 institutions • www.ohio.earns.org

  6. OLN – Programs (cont) • Student Services • Distributed Learning Specialists • 6 regionally located • Advise and refer students to member institutions • Assessment, Testing, Common Application Assistance • Funding Agency • Grants: 3 in Fall 1999 ; 25 in July 2000

  7. OLN – Programs (cont) • Clearinghouse • 21st Century Clearinghouse • Resources, organizations, research, technology and learning, grant information, training opportunities • Links to regional staff and resources • Professional Development • Courseware Support • Video Support

  8. OARnet Networking Services for Ohio Higher Education www.oar.net

  9. OARnet – Basics • Founded 1987 • 88 member institutions • Over 2 million users downstream • Budget – $10 million/year • Governance • Governing Board: University Presidents • OSTEER – CIO’s or CNO’s • Executive Committee • Finance Subcommittee • OARtech: technical networking staff

  10. OARnet -- Programs • Internet connectivity • Value added networking services • Support for the development and use of advanced networking technology

  11. Connectivity to the Internet • Currently 915 Mbps of connectivity into the commodity Internet via multiple providers; more than 1,000 Mbps by end of 2000 • 622 Mbps into Internet2 • Fully redundant teleco class PoPs • Multiple client access options

  12. OARnet 2000

  13. OARnet 2001

  14. Value Added Services • 7 x 24 support center • Network security services • Network media services • Network consulting services • E-commerce

  15. Advanced Networking Technology • Internet2 • QoS • VoIP • Network Security • Internet2 Test and Evaluation Center • Evaluate emerging networking technology • Technology Action Fund

  16. Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK) Shared access to library information www.ohiolink.edu

  17. OhioLINK – Basics • Founded 1992 • 79 member institutions • Budget: • 7.3 million / yr – Operating • 3.15 million / yr – Capital • Governance • Governing Board: Provosts • Library Advisory Committee: Library Directors • Additional Committees: Collection Development, User Services, …

  18. OhioLINK – Programs • Book and media sharing • Central database 31 million items • Linked local library catalog systems • Borrowing from any institution • Delivery of materials by courier • Research Materials databases • 100 databases • Citations, full-text articles, encyclopedia, dictionaries, etc. • Centralized licensing and servers as appropriate

  19. OhioLINK – Programs (cont) • Electronic Journal Center • Repository of fulltext of articles from over 2200 journals (1 million + articles) • Digital Media Center • Effort to man age non-text resources • Commercial class media asset management • Locally managed repository of • Landsat 7 images for Ohio • Art images from AMICO • Images from member institution projects • Videos

  20. OSC: High Performance Computing Providing the environment for complex science simulation www.osc.edu oscinfo.osc.edu

  21. OSC: High Performance Computing the Basics • Founded: 1987 • 35 institutions • Budget 9.5 million / yr • Governance • Governing Board: University Presidents • State wide User Group: Congress of Faculty users

  22. HPC Programs for Science • Five Supercomputers • 120 TeraBytes of storage • Statewide Scientific software licensing • Technology Lightening Rod • Collaborative Research • Staff research

  23. SGI Cluster 132 Intel 66GB CRAY T94 4p 1GB CRAY T3E 128p 16GB SGI Origin 32p 16GB HIPPI SWITCH IBM3494 tape robot Mass Storage SGI Origin CRAY SV1 16p 16GB OARnet Powerful resources at the researchers finger tips

  24. Growth in Computational Hours -- staying ahead

  25. Clustering Ohio • Promoting building of research clusters • Cluster Development Kit with Portland Group • Teaching how to build and manage clusters • Statewide Science Software Licensing

  26. Statewide Science Software Licensing • Compilers: C, C++, Fortran-77, 90 & HPF • Debuggers: Etnus Totalview • Libraries: NAG-Numerical Algorithms Group • Science Visualization: AVS-Express & AVS-5 • CFD-Grids: GridPro • More to come ……

  27. Research and Service • DOD Modernization Program • Medical • Shared Virtual Environments • Temporal Bone Surgery Simulator

  28. The Ohio Model: Objectives • Provide economies of scale • Build a solid infrastructure for research and instruction • Promote interoperable technologies and programs • Training and support • Facilitate collaboration and statewide planning

  29. The Ohio Model: How It Works • Community governance • Voluntary participation • Both public and private institutions, universities and community colleges • Independent from any single institution • Funding from Ohio Board of Regents • A central pool of funding for collective use, not an allocation for each institution • May be supplemented by institution funds

  30. Questions For more information contact: David Barber – david@ohiolink.edu Kate Carey – kcarey@oln.org Doug Gale – dgale@oar.net Al Stutz – al@osc.edu

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