What is the PSBA Network?

1. What is the PSBA Network? PSN Workshop Edinburgh January 21st, 2011 Andy Williamson – Office of the CIO Welsh Assembly Government

2. What is the PSBA network? A Welsh Assembly Government sponsored programme to develop a best value platform for shared telecommunications services A single, integrated, pervasive, secure, service oriented ‘Next Generation’ communications infrastructure Designed to foster collaboration within a secure working environment A ‘private’ Internet for Wales Addressing the various special, security, resilience, service and availability required by the public sector Managed gateways into other UK ICT infrastructure and networks – Janet, N3, GCSX, and the Internet A secure Intranet for the Welsh Public Sector

3. The PSBA Vision The effect of having a single, Welsh Public Sector network, enabling: The efficient and secure availability of information, with sharing where appropriate Collaboration and co-operative working and to be the catalyst for ‘shared services’ Access from anywhere in Wales, based on who a person is, NOT where they are or what device they are using Scalability, resilience and Information Assurance Removing infrastructure constraints, enabling: More for less; So far saving £2M per annum over historic network spend Improved working agility Business change rather than ICT change AND - to be the Direct Network Service Provider (DNSP) for Wales by April 2011 Every Welsh Public Sector Organisation choosing to use PSBA services by 2014

4. What does it enable? The implementation of changing technology to support the delivery of better public sector services and the transformational government agenda Through the adoption of common, open, standards, a customer-centric operational model and a flexible approach End-to-end service assurance, management, agreements and guarantees With detailed reporting A platform for additional shared services Voice and Video services Home and remote working services Data Centre services Simplified, collaborative procurement

5. Shared Infrastructure Networking - Hypothesis Niche Services No real standardisation High Local Services Organisation-based standardisation Increasing scope of PSBA leverage across resources, assets, tools and processes, etc, drives individual organisational costs down Cost Shared Services Community-based standardisation Utility Services Market-based standardisation Low Degree of customisation Low High

6. What does it look like? Network Access Points (NAP’s) “PE” Routers 22 are in Unitary Authority HQ’s Customer site “CE” devices ISP “CE” devices ADSL “Cloud” Core Network GSR P Routers SDSL Modems EFM 176 NAP’s (to date) in BT exchanges Local Loop Unbundling to provide Ethernet First Mile services over SDSL (copper) Evolving OFCOM rules and BT Ethernet pricing may make it cost effective to co-locate a NAP at ALL exchanges throughout Wales to deliver both copper and fibre based connectivity services to end users

7. Services • Connectivity Services • ADSL • Ethernet First Mile (over LLU SDSL) • Fibre based 10 – 1000Mbps • All with Service Level Agreements/Guarantees • Internet connectivity and content filtering • Shared Service VRF’s • GCSX • PSBA Extranet • Multi-Cast • DNS • Data Centre facilities and services – an ongoing program • Voice and Unified Communications • Siemens made supplier designate to supply a PSN compliant VoIP/UCC service • Video services being planned • Will utilise UC platform • All with a ITIL defined Network and Service Management wrap

8. The Benefits at a Glance Reduced cost of procurement, products and services Opportunities to share the use of common infrastructure across the public sector Increased opportunity for cross-sector cooperation and collaboration Reduced cost of service management & integration across organisational boundaries Increased responsiveness to organisational change Greater assurance of common standards, interoperability and security across the public sector

9. Summary The PSBA network is: A Secure version of the Internet for the Welsh Public Sector Accredited to carry IL3/RESTRICTED traffic A true shared service infrastructure Something that utilises common, open, standards, with a customer-centric operational model and flexible approach Increasing responsiveness and opportunity for cross-Public Sector cooperation and collaboration Reducing costs and simplifying procurement And is Public Sector Network Ready