Next generation networking for Texas

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Oct 04
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United States Diffusion of consumer goods and
communications services (5 onwards)
Total Broadband Subscribers per 100 Inhabitants
Source OECD 2003
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This is a big place
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LEARN Mission

• LEARN is a non-profit collaboration of Texas
  higher education institutions that supports their
  research, education, health care, and public
  service missions through the innovative
  development, operation and utilization of
  advanced statewide networking, access to global
  resources, and related services.

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LEARN Vision

• To be the premier organization providing network
  services for research, education, health care and
  economic development through advanced
  communication services throughout Texas. LEARN
  will be a national model for organizations that
  serve institutions of higher education. We will
  provide leadership in creating global networking
  initiatives.

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Where we think we fit in the spiral
Commercialization
Privatization
The Internet
Internet2
Research and
Prototypes
Development
NLR
NLR
Source Ivan Moura Campos
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Proposed LEARN connections
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Proposed LEARN Network Topology
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On the alignment of planets(the enablers)

• Dark fiber availability
• DWDM Technology
• The NLR carrot
• The Grid
• Unprecedented Texas collaboration

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A little about LEARN

• Membership org 501c3
• 2 FTE LOTS of contributed effort
• Part of a 4 level architecture
• Texas is a really big place
• Multiple university systems and governance
  mechanisms
• Huge health science industry

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We are a multi-tasking org

• Deployment
• And transfer of critical applications
• Vendor selection
• Organization development
• Strategic planning

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A little about LEARN

• Funding
• Dues (currently 20k/2yr commitment
• NLR bill funded according to research budgets of
  members
• Seed funding from UT and TAMU reserves (
• Capitalization from State of Texas

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Unprecedented Texas Collaboration

• Baylor University
• Baylor College of Medicine
• Lamar University
• Northeast Texas Consortium (NETnet)
• Prairie View AM University
• Rice University
• Sam Houston State University
• Southern Methodist University
• Stephen F. Austin State University
• Texas AM University
• Texas AM University System
• Texas AM University System Health Science Center
• Texas AM University-Corpus Christi
• Texas Association of Community Colleges
• Texas Christian University
• Texas State University System-San Marcos
• Texas Tech University
• Texas Tech University System

• University of Houston System
• University of North Texas Health Science Center
• University of North Texas system
• University of Texas Arlington
• University of Texas Austin
• University of Texas Dallas
• University of Texas El Paso
• University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
• University of Texas Health Science Center San
  Antonio
• University of Texas Health Science Center Tyler
• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• University of Texas Medical Branch
• University of Texas San Antonio
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• University of Texas System

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Changing the economic architecture
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Bandwidth demand gtgtgtgt
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Changing the economic architecture
TCO
Bandwidth demand gtgtgtgt
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How do we do that?
Applications you use E-mail, Web, etc.
ISP
Trasprt
Transport
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In summary, LEARN

• Will connect to NLR
• Is coming up as a layer 1, 2 network
• Will connect to TTVN, THENet, NetNet, NTGP, SETGP
  . . .
• Will be used to aggregate
• Internet2 connections
• Commodity Internet connections
• Will provide network for grid computing
• Will contain costs and control (we own it)
• Will provide for future capacity
• Will enhance Texas competitiveness
• Will maintain human networks

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Current Status

• Expect the triangle up by beginning of 2Q05
• Initial LEARN deployment 4Q05
• Expect contracts for fiber completed within days
• Expect 7.2 M from the State of Texas momentarily

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Issues

• Critical
• Vendor contracts
• State capitalization
• Timing
• Strategic
• Building a sustainable organization
• Building a sustainable infrastructure
• Staying out front
• Relationship with the State
• Relationship with private sector

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Vendors

• Primary
• Verizon/Nortel
• WilTel
• ATT via SURA
• Possible
• Cisco
• Level 3
• Various fiber providers

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Thanks for your attentionfor further
informationjwilliams_at_tx-learn.net