Transcript A Tale of Two Fiber Networks

A Tale of Two Fiber Networks
Bonnie Baranowski, Colleges of the Fenway
Donna Baron, Five Colleges, Incorporated
A Tale of Two Fiber Networks.
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Five Colleges, Incorporated
Colleges of the Fenway
Five Colleges, Incorporated
• Established 1965 – to offer more for less
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Amherst College
Hampshire College
Mount Holyoke College
Smith College
University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Close Proximity in Rural Western Mass
• 25,000 undergraduates, 2,000 faculty
• http://www.fivecolleges.edu
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Colleges of the Fenway
Major Features of Cooperation
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Student Interchange
Faculty and Curricular Development
Libraries and Information Technology
Administrative Collaboration
Transportation
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Colleges of the Fenway
History of Fiber Build
• January 2001 – Top Campus IT Priorities:
– Bandwidth
– Staffing
• January 2002 – Infrastructure Report
– Current networking, future bandwidth
requirements, Internet connectivity strategies,
technology, management and governance options
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Colleges of the Fenway
Study Recommendations:
Solve the Local Loop Problem
• Fiber infrastructure connecting campuses to
carrier-neutral long haul facility in Springfield
• Centralized telecom support structure
• Internet2 for all five schools
• Bandwidth management tools
• Northern CrossRoads (NOX)
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Governance and Cost Sharing
• Decision by Consensus – Time, Tending, Trust
• Philosophically 5ths Formula
• Structure
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Five Colleges, Inc. Board of Directors - MOU
Five College Net, LLC – Manager
Academic Deans, Principal Business Officers
Information Technology Governing Board
Technical Advisory Committee
SLA with University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Colleges of the Fenway
All That Fiber . . .
• Joint Data Network - GigE to start
• MESH - connecting every possible
combination of the schools for ad-hoc
research and experimentation
• Individual campus connections to Springfield
• Joint excess dark fiber for future growth
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The Benefits
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Vastly Increase Bandwidth, Services, Flexibility
Add Redundant Links
Avoid New Costs
Research, Education, Collaboration
– Enhance Five College Collaboration
– Internet2, NEREN, National LambdaRail
• Economic Development Potential
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Colleges of the Fenway
Request For Bids (RFB)
Dark Optical Fiber Network
• Lease, lease-to-own, design and build
• RFB at 30% design – looking for bids to bring
project to 60% design
• Pathway Selection, Licensing, Permitting
• Engineering
• Construction
• Technical Requirements
• Unit Rates for Everything!
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RFB Process
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Review Team
Bidder’s Conference
Vendor Negotiations – Budget Development!
Contract Negotiations
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Permitting, spans, testing, retainer
Schedule, liquidated damages
Unit rates for adds and deducts
Purchase of materials
• Project Management
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Colleges of the Fenway
One-time and Recurring Budgets
• One-Time Budget
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Legal
Fiber Optic Cable
Engineering
Consulting/Project Mgmt
Utility Applications
Make-Ready and
Permitting
– Police
– Construction
– Contingency
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• Recurring Budget
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Network Maintenance
Equipment Replacement
Equipment Maintenance
FOC Maintenance
Attachment/Conduit Fees
Emergency Restoration
Dig Safe Mark-outs
Miscellaneous
Colleges of the Fenway
Where Are We Now?
• Licensing and Right-of-Way
– Seven Towns
– Five Utilities
– Numerous State Agencies
• Pioneer Valley Connect
• State Representatives
• Make-Ready released this month
• Lighting Segments Summer 05 – January 06
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Colleges of the Fenway
Lessons Learned
Donna Baron
Director, Information Technology
Five Colleges, Incorporated
[email protected]
Colleges of the Fenway - 1996
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Emmanuel
Simmons
The Massachusetts College of Art
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences
- Wheelock
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- 11,500 students (12% of Boston student population)
Goal: add value to student academic and social life
while seeking innovative methods of investing in new
services and containing the costs of higher education
http://www.colleges-fenway.org
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Colleges of the Fenway
Major Features of Cooperation
Academic
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Cross registration
Joint Environmental Sciences Major
Global Educational Opportunities Center
Annual Teaching and Learning Conference
Students Activities
– COF Orchestra
– Intramural program
– Fall opening week program, spring weekend and other social
events
Administrative
– Guidance Counselor Tours
– Joint insurance programs: student health, property and liability
– Contracts: vending, payroll processing, Temp Agency
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Colleges of the Fenway
History of COFAN
• 1998 – Study by Technical Development Corp.
• 1999 – IT Planning Committee
– Network, training, helpdesk, distance learning, common
administrative applications
• 2000 – IBM/Blackwell Study
• 2001 – applied for $2.1 million grant to build network
• 2002 – Grant received
– develop network design and issue RPF (not covered by the
grant)
• 2003 – RFP issued and contract awarded
• 2004 – Network live in July
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Why Build a network?
• Geography
• Backbone and foundation for other initiatives
• Enhanced Internet connectivity (capacity and
redundancy) at lower cost
• Potential for Internet 2
• Potential for joint contracts for voice and cable TV
• Evidence of IT collaboration and momentum for other
projects
• Increase technical knowledge and support on the
campuses
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COFAN
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12 pairs of fiber to each college
Redundant core (CISCO 6509s)
CISCO 3550 at each college
Lease Dark Fiber from RCN for physical redundancy
COF employees: Director for IT Initiatives and
Network Manager
• Internet Access – ISP for Colleges
– Registered with ARIN for AS number and IP block
– 200 mgs, 2 providers
• 3 times individual contracts at ½ cost
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Colleges of the Fenway
Governance and Cost Sharing
• Creation of the IT Executive Advisory Board
(2002)
– 2 members from each college:
2 Presidents, 2 CAOs, 5 CFOs, 3 IT Directors
• Incorporation of Colleges of the Fenway, Inc. as a
501 (c)3 (2003)
• Agreements between Colleges and COF, Inc.
• Fixed costs: split by six
• Variable: by usage
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One-time and Recurring Budgets
• One-Time Budget (Grant)
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Construction
Fiber Optic Cable
Electronics
Project Mgmt
Legal
NOC construction
Offices
Back Up strategy
Campus Upgrades
Five Colleges, Incorporated
• Operating Budget
– Salaries
– Maintenance
• Fiber & electronics
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Depreciation
24 x 7 monitoring
Rent (NOCs & Offices)
Contingency
Misc., office supplies
Legal
Colleges of the Fenway
Benefits and other outcomes
• Internet capacity
• Building culture of collaboration
– “We are Colleges of the Fenway”
• Monthly meeting: IT Directors, Network Managers,
Help Desk Managers
• Task Forces:
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Common Course Management System
One Card System
Shared Administrative System
Joint End User training
Shared Help Desk Services
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Benefits and other outcomes (cont)
• Benefits to colleges:
– Increased internet capacity – potential to spike to
200 mgs, the previous maximum was 3mgs for
one college
– Development of community among IT groups
– Simmons: connect main and residence campuses,
eliminate T1s
– Wheelock: connect Riverway and Brookline
campuses, eliminate T1s
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Colleges of the Fenway
Lessons Learned
Bonnie Baranowski
Director, Information Technology Initiatives
Colleges of the Fenway, Inc.
[email protected]