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State of Connecticut Nutmeg Network. Statement of Direction 9/10/2012. Background. The Nutmeg Network is a newly formed entity that is defined as a combination of: Public Safety Data Network (PSDN) Closed, secure network that serves the first responder and public safety community
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State of ConnecticutNutmeg Network Statement of Direction 9/10/2012
Background • The Nutmeg Network is a newly formed entity that is defined as a combination of: • Public Safety Data Network (PSDN) • Closed, secure network that serves the first responder and public safety community • Connecticut Education Network (CEN) • Open (by nomination) network that serves the education and library community • Connecticut Open Access Network (CTOAN) • Requirement of BTOP award to provide fair and open access to the network constructed with federal funds, • These networks are managed together as the staff, equipment and fiber that support these networks have multiple overlap points.
Governance and Coordination Public Safety Related The E911 Commission, in consultation with the DESPP Coordinating Advisory Board, is the governing body for use of the Public Safety related portions of the Nutmeg Network. • Members include stakeholders from various groups representing all interested parties • Initial meeting regarding BTOP scheduled for September 6, 2012 The Nutmeg Network Technical Review Subcommittee Education and Non-Public Safety Related The Commission for Educational Technology (CET) is the governing body for use of the Educational and Non-Public Safety related portions of the Nutmeg network. Members include stakeholders from various groups representing all interested parties Initial meeting regarding BTOP scheduled for September 10, 2012
CET Oversight of CEN The CET has oversight authority for CEN Previously access had been limited to education and research community (mostly due to eRate restrictions) eRate restrictions have been removed Open Access has been added as a condition of the federal ARRA grant. CET has additional responsibilities to oversee Open Access until such time as another group is given this responsibility.
Nutmeg Network Economics • Over $120M in recent capital addition to acquire equipment and fiber • Combined network costs of $10M annually • $4M in annual fiber maintenance costs • $3.1M in annual equipment maintenance cost • $1.8 M in support staff costs • $1M in Internet, Internet2 and other provider fees • Revenue Sources • $4M from Public Safety E911 fund for PSDN • $4M from State General Fund and Capital Equipment Fund • $1.3 M from current paying customers • $0.8M from new uses of network (Municipalities, Private Industry, State Agencies, etc.)
Rate Statement • Allocate network costs and revenue in a balanced approach that: • Preserves the security of PSDN • Preserves the vibrancy of the CEN • Allocates state funding to preserve equitable access for schools across the state • Collects revenue to sustain current investments and enable incremental growth as needs increase • Remains competitive with commercial providers
Allocation Units • Mandatory Allocation Units • Transport Units • Capacity in MB available to a customer for either on-net or off-net traffic • Captures fiber maintenance costs and ½ of staff operation costs • Connection Units • Number of Handoffs to customers • Captures hardware maintenance, refresh and ½ of staff operation costs • Optional Allocation Units • Internet Usage (MB) • Internet 2 Usage (MB) • Web Filtering Units (MB) • Safe Harbor Units (Number of connections)
