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FRGP and UPoP

Explore the latest FRGP and UPoP membership updates, upcoming changes, equipment upgrades, and vendor liaisons. Discuss shared costs, capacity, and integrated network options for Colorado's educational and business sectors.

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FRGP and UPoP

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  1. FRGP and UPoP CHECO update 08-Apr-2008 Jeff Custard

  2. Topics • FRGP status / membership • UPoP status / membership • Upcoming changes • Related issues / Questions

  3. Current FRGP members • CSM • CSU • DU • FLC • Ithaka • NCAR • NOAA • State • UCB • UCCS • UCD • UNAVCO • UNC • USAP • UU • UW

  4. Comcast

  5. ESnet

  6. Akamai

  7. Commodity—Level3

  8. Commodity—Qwest

  9. Level3 and Qwest – 95th percentile

  10. Current UPoP members • AHEC • BVSD • CARL • CBOCES • CDHE • CCOD • CMC • Denver Health • Deproduction • MSCD • SMA

  11. FRGP / UPoP changes • 1200 Larimer / NC2208 • equipment upgrades and consolidation • power changes? • new rack installation • SuperDREAM / VRF updates • 1200 Larimer • 1850 Pearl St.

  12. The Quilt, Inc. • FRGP maintains membership • Commodity Internet Service (CIS) 2008 RFP update • almost complete (MSAs by early May 2008) • vendor liaison functions (Qwest) • RFI for VoIP and lambda services • further review needed • Authorized Quilt Vendors (AQV) for Authorized Quilt Buyers (AQB) • see next slide; contact me for follow-up • tiered pricing based on aggregate bandwidth totals

  13. AQVs • Cogent Communications • Global Crossing • Level 3 • Qwest • Time Warner Telecom • XO Communications

  14. EAGLE-net • Educational Access Gateway Learning Environment network (EAGLE-Net) • Centennial Board of Cooperative Educational Services (CBOCES) effort for K-12 network aggregation • UPoP connection [Internet2 SEGP?] • CBOCES has SPIN for E-Rate • Lots of grant application work underway • Educational K-12 networking • business and education application sharing • FRGP member and national R&E network access

  15. Higher Ed and EAGLE-net? • Common aggregation locations? • Shared capacity? • Shared costs? • Stay tuned….

  16. Integrated network options for Colorado? • FRGP (plus secondaries) • UPoP (EAGLE-net coming along) • Municipalities? Health Care (for-profits?)? • Interconnections of separate aggregation points or integrated overall body (as a separate company?)? • Colorado Broadband Summit follow-up?

  17. References • http://www.frgp.net • http://www.cisl.ucar.edu/nets/upop/ • http://www.thequilt.net • frgp-eng@ucar.edu and upop-eng@ucar.edu for more FRGP or UPoP info or questions • acronym decoder

  18. Discussion / Questions • Any follow up on items covered? • Other items? Thank you!

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