What is LONI

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What is LONI?

• MICHAEL D.ABBIATTI
• Associate Commissioner
• Information and Learning Technology
• Louisiana Board of Regents

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Louisiana Optical Network Initiative

• Technical infrastructure to include connection to
  the National LambdaRail
• Economic Development engine
• Change agent

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Technical Infrastructure

• National LambdaRail node
• Optical network resource
• Grid computing resource
• Evolving skinware resource

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Research Institutions

• LSU AM
• Southern Baton Rouge
• U Louisiana Lafayette
• U New Orleans
• LSU Health Science Center N.O.
• LSU Health Science Center Sport
• Louisiana TECH
• Tulane

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La Tech University _at_ 40Gbps
LSU Health Science Center _at_ 20Gbps
Southern University _at_ 40Gbps
Louisiana State University _at_ 40Gbps
University of New Orleans _at_ 40Gbps
University of LA, Lafayette _at_ 60Gbps
Tulane University _at_ 40Gbps
LSU Health Science Center _at_ 20Gbps
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35miles
36miles
60miles
60miles
50miles
25miles
58miles
LSU to La Tech Western DWDM Linear Network
39miles
LSU to Jackson to La Tech Eastern DWDM Linear
Network
50miles
40miles
51miles
39miles
42miles
50miles
Seminary
Southern
50miles
10miles
6.4miles
49.5miles
49.4miles
50miles
Baton Rouge/New Orleans DWDM Ring
31miles
59miles
7.5miles
41.3miles
4.5miles
44miles
Physical Topology
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Economic Development

• Research opportunities
• Spin-off opportunities
• Minimize lost opportunity costs
• Positioning for the global economy

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Change Agent..Transition from..

• The geographic delta was formed by shifts in the
  speed and direction of the Mississippi River.
  New, extremely fertile land was deposited as the
  river responded to geographic barriers seeking
  the most direct route to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Change AgentTransition to

• Today's economic delta is being formed by
  market forces that dictate the flow of a rising
  tide of information. This river of facts and
  figures changes course by the nanosecond, carving
  out islands of opportunity.

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Transitional Convergence

• The geographic Mississippi Delta was transformed
  by low tech and hand power.
• The economic Mississippi Delta is being
  transformed by high tech and mind power.
• LONI is the change agent driving Transitional
  Convergence.

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The LONI Equations

• High Speed Networks Distributed
• Parallel Processing Innovative
• Minds LONI
• LONI x Applications Economic
• Development

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Bottom Line

• The Louisiana Optical Network Initiative is
  another example of the fact that
• LOUISIANA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS !