Tommy Jacobson

MCNC NETWORK UPDATES

BTOP IMPACT

MCNC NETWORK UPDATES

BTOP IMPACT

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Discussion Objectives

Background on the BTOP Program

Current Status of Project

What it Means to You

Things You Should be considering as an LEA with increasing traffic demands

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BTOP Background

MCNC received 2 Rounds of Funding· Part of the 2008 American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act $142M total, Includes $40M private match

($136M cash)· $7.7M From MCNC Endowment · $24M Golden LEAF· $0 State or County Investment · $137M infusion with private sector

companies

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BTOP Background

82 mostly rural Counties· Over 1700 miles of new middle mile fiber· An additional 800 miles of leases

Funded direct fiber and CPE to 52 LEA’s

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Current Status

Round 1· Project as Initially Funded complete· 451 Miles of new fiber construction in

southwestern and southeastern NC· NTIA funded 100G core backbone complete

with savings from round 1 project; this work benefits every NCREN constituent

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Current Status

Round 2· 96% complete on conduit construction; less

than 60 miles of conduit remain to be constructed

· First Corridor from Charlotte-Wilmington Active

· Deployment Activities for Equipment Will Continue at least through May

· Migrations will be ongoing through July, but most will complete by first of summer

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Current Status of Project As Funded

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What it Means to You

All LEA’s on the BTOP Footprint sit on a minimum 10G span

Redundant connections to core IP infrastructure either via Winston-Salem, Charlotte, or Research Triangle Park

1Gbps Handoff to LEA District Connection Incremental Upgrades Quicker than with

traditional telco

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K-12 Impact - Capacity

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-2013

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Universities K12(Public, Private, Charter)Community Colleges

2012 – Now over 40G!K-12 over 10G

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Peak Load

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LEA Considerations

Bandwidth Growth on NCREN will require changes at the edge; greater than 1G capability at the LAN edge (firewall, content filtering)

Growth at the edge will necessitate internal network upgrades for WAN connectivity and it’s bandwidth requirements

How can your teachers take advantage of the greater bandwidth to impact teaching and learning

Leverage our CNE team to help with these discussions as warranted

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What if Direct Fiber Wasn’t Built to My District

DPI will continue to monitor your bandwidth growth and initiate upgrades as appropriate

Upgrades may take a bit longer, but will eventually be performed

We’ll continue to look at opportunities to expand our fiber footprint

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Questions

tommy@mcnc.org

919-248-1178