WINS Monthly Meeting

www2.widener.edu/wins

http://events.internet2.edu/index.cfm11/02/2007

Agenda• Introductions• ISP Discussions• Classrooms Of The Future• Wireless COF Design• Tandberg Update• DNS Update• Question & Answers

Introductions• Name• Title• Location

ISP Bandwidth Growth

00 071/1/2001 1/1/2002 1/1/2003 1/1/2004 1/1/2005 1/1/2006 1/1/2007

3/1/2005Internet2 Increase to 20 Mb

4/3/200020 Mb Internet Broadwing

9/15/2002Internet2 10 Mb to Magpi

8/1/2004Internet SNIP Increase to 40 Mb

10/1/2000Internet Broadwing Increase to 45 Mb

8/1/200010 MB Internet SNIP

10/15/2000SNIP Increase to 25 Mb

5/1/2001Internet 45 Mb Yipes replaced Broadwing

3/1/2005Yipes Increase to 70 Mb

10/15/2006Yipes Increase to 90 Mb

8/15/2007Yipes Increase to 150 Mb

ISP DiscussionsYipes 3 Year contract ends Mar 1, 2008

Through Internet2 Magpi relationship, Level3 was introduced

Level3 and Yipes evaluated

Level3 WINS! Contracts in hand awaiting signatures

Level3 will provide Internet and Internet2 Access

Level3 will interface at GIG with a committed bandwidth at 250 Mb ( Burst to GIG )

Additional details to be worked out, target Feb 1 Live

SNIP still backup ISP and discussions are in progress

Level3• About Level 3• Level 3 (Nasdaq: LVLT) is an international communications company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. The

company operates one of the largest communications and Internet backbones in the world.• Since our founding in 1998, Level 3 has been focused on delivering premier services over one of the world’s most

advanced, IP-optimized networks. Level 3 owns and maintains approximately 50,000 intercity route mile. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of network offerings that spans Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport, colocation services, and patented Softswitch-based managed modem and voice services. Level 3 also uses these network services as a foundation for delivering enterprise telecommunications solutions.

• Level 3 supports its customers across four Groups:• Level 3 Wholesale Markets serves national and global service providers with integrated data, voice, and video services

across one of the world’s largest, most-modern networks. • Level 3 Content Markets combines broadcast and advertising distribution services with traditional Internet services to help

rich-media content providers operate at a huge scale among multiple destinations. • Level 3 Business Markets connects regional enterprises, local service providers, and regional carriers with high-availability,

nationwide network access and high-performance data, voice and Internet solutions. • Level 3 European Markets provides European and Global content and telecom providers with the transatlantic capacity and

global connectivity to handle growth across wholesale communications services and bandwidth solutions.

• Level 3 counts among its customers:• 19 of the world’s top 20 telecom companies • 9 of the 10 largest telecom carriers in Europe • 9 of the top 10 U.S. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) • 9 of the top 10 U.S. cable companies • 4 of the top 5 telecom companies in Asia • Top 5 U.S. Wireless Service Providers

Classrooms for the FuturePresented by Randy McNally

Classrooms for the Future are 21st century instructional settings using 21st century techniques to enable 21st century children to succeed. To support this reform, Classrooms for the Future is designed to ensure there are laptops in public high school English, math, science and social studies classrooms across Pennsylvania.  A robust companion professional development program guarantees that high school teachers are prepared to integrate these and other technologies into their instructional practices.

Wireless COF DesignPresented by Mike Blanche

Given the challenge to support classrooms of the future, Mike will describe the process he used to work with the districts that has proven to be successful

While Mike has primarily worked with Aruba, the concepts and methods will work with any product

Tandberg Update• Presented by the DCIU

• Based on packet loss I separated them into categories of:•  • Slight               great quality• Some               good quality• Moderate         Okay quality• Poor                 unusable•  • Aston Votech, Folcroft Votech, Chi Chester, (when on), DCIU, Wallingford, Garnet Valley, Haverford, Sedelco,

Springfield, Chester, (when on), and Will Penn, are in the Slight category.•  • Interboro, and Upper Darby were in the Some category.•  • Ridley was in the Moderate Category.•  • Radnor and Marple are in the Poor Category•  

DNS Update

Questions & Answers

Next Meeting Dec 7th, 2007!

• John Sweeney is leaving Widener to further advance his career! Please join us in wishing him well! He will certainly be missed!

• Our search for his replacement is well under way!