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ECSU CI Days

ECSU CI Days. January 4, 2008. NCREN. Is about broadband connectivity for K-20 Provides Internet and National Research Network access Provides very high quality managed video services Provides Data Center Services (colo and hosting) Counts on your engagement…. Intense Focus.

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ECSU CI Days

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  1. ECSU CI Days January 4, 2008

  2. NCREN • Is about broadband connectivity for K-20 • Provides Internet and National Research Network access • Provides very high quality managed video services • Provides Data Center Services (colo and hosting) • Counts on your engagement…

  3. Intense Focus • Service Provider to Education • Service to the NCREN community is our focus • Broadest definition Service Provider • Broadest definition of education • Blessed with an endowment, cannot treat it like a university • Network is an asset but must be refreshed constantly, recapitalized regularly • Innovation still a priority – but very targeted- Virtual Computing; Collaborative tools-applicability to education

  4. Current NCREN Community • 40 Universities and Colleges • 6 Community Colleges • 15 LEA’s • 2 Private Schools • 2 Libraries • State Government of North Carolina • 10 Research Organizations • 2 Regional Network Organizations

  5. NCREN and the World • 5 Gbps Commodity Internet • 2 Gbps National Research Networks • 1 Gbps local peering • 600 Mbps via Akamai servers • Host RUCKUS – 17 Million Legal

  6. Facilities-Based Regional Networks

  7. The Call to Expand Biennial State of North Carolina budget contains connectivity money for North Carolina Community Colleges and Public Schools to connect to a common education backbone

  8. NCREN IP Historic Traffic Growth and Projection

  9. Cost effective service Internet Capacity Cost Per Mbps

  10. Key Considerations Ownership vs. variable cost K-20 enterprise perspective in all investments 2 million+ more users will be added to network Charlotte-Raleigh Corridor area of greatest potential demand expansion MCNC - significant organizational changes to scale to additional members These organization changes and strategic investments will enable better support for improved educational and research outcomes-NEVER LOSE SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY CUSTOMER NEEDS

  11. Focus on Network Services • Optical Connections/Layer-2 service offerings; areas of greatest interest for university user space • Expanded Service Architecture • Domain Name Service (DNS) architecture; highly distributed and resilient • More focus on network measurements and telemetry • Expanded Video Services • 40 to 280 simultaneous ports • 0 to 20 HD ports • Collaborative Service Offerings • Elluminate web conferencing • Streaming video • Open Source digital media repository • These areas enhance ongoing programs such as Learn and Earn, NC Virtual Public School project, and NC Community College’s Learn Object Repository

  12. Greensboro RTP Winston-Salem Rocky Mount Hickory Raleigh Greenville Charlotte Asheville Fayetteville Morehead City Wilmington Network Investments – K20 10G IP Core Fiber Path-Charlotte to Rocky Mount-20 Year IRU from Qwest-FY08 Light existing Charlotte to Raleigh path and new path with DWDM-FY08 Purchase 3 newest breed of carrier class routers-Cisco CRS-1 or Juniper-T Series for Raleigh, RTP, and Charlotte; migrate 12410’s to Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Rocky Mount FY09 Purchase fiber path between Raleigh, Fayetteville, and Wilmington from ITC Deltacom on 20 year IRU FY08 Statewide expansion of layer-2 switched ethernet FY08-FY10 Phase out of all aging end of life hardware..new routers in remote RPOP’s FY09-FY10 Purchase fiber path from Rocky Mount to Wilmington from Embarq (still negotiating) FY10

  13. Currently connected LEAs Gates County Schools Washington County Schools Camden County Schools Tyrrell County Schools Hertford County Schools Northampton County Schools Nash County Schools Warren County Schools Craven County Schools Asheville City Schools (via ERC) Forsyth County Schools (via WinstonNet) Rutherford County Schools Polk County Schools

  14. Plans for ECSU • Collaborate with ECSU to find best possible second path solution provider • Also to find best primary/second path delivery architecture • Enable L2/L3 services • Collaborate to promote K-20 continuum of learning in northeast NC

  15. Impact of Network Investments Investments immediately benefit University system user base-Optical and switched ethernet availability Scale to the future need; Raleigh-Charlotte corridor future scalability secured New carrier class routing system allowing provisioning and support of 10-40Gbps IP traffic patterns Aging hardware replaced; benefit to all layers of education New Hardware at the Core; move existing to the edge Fiber Acquisition Facilities upgrade Statewide 10G L2/L3 capabilities

  16. John Killebrew jtk@ncren.net Thank You

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