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Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network

Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network. Internet2 Fall 2000 Member Meeting. K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network. Background Network Design & Services K-20 Network Users Management Structure Operations Successes & Challenges Futures.

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Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network

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  1. Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network Internet2 Fall 2000 Member Meeting

  2. K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network • Background • Network Design & Services • K-20 Network Users • Management Structure • Operations • Successes & Challenges • Futures

  3. K-20 Network Background • Before K-20 • Disparate networks • K-12 • Community & Technical Colleges • Higher Education • Multiple requests to legislature to fund enhanced networks

  4. K-20 Network Background • 1996 Legislature created K-20 Network to be “an integrated and interoperable educational technology network serving kindergarten through higher education and promoting access for Washington citizens.” • Collaborative effort of public and private K-12 and higher education, state government, the legislature, and the private sector

  5. K-20 Budget Summary

  6. Technical Design • Statewide Educational Network • Scaleable and Standards-Based Design • Interoperability and Compatibility • Interconnection to other Institutions and Networks • Leverage Existing State Resources

  7. K - 20 Backbone Network Regional Nodes and Interconnecting Paths Seattle Spokane Olympia Yakima Pullman Tri-Cities Vancouver

  8. 64 Sites 44 Sites 304 Sites K-20 Network Users Community and Technical Colleges • All Community and Technical Colleges • Selected Remote Campuses • State Board • UW • WSU • Central • Eastern • Western • Evergreen • Selected Remote Campuses Baccalaureates • Public School Districts • Educational Service Districts • Schools for Deaf and Blind • OSPI K-12

  9. K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network Baccalaureate Community/Technical College K-12

  10. K-20 Network Services • Intranet/Internet Access • Interactive Video Capabilities • Multipoint Conferencing Service • Broadcast Distribution using Teleports

  11. K-20 Network Services Intranet/Internet Access Intranet Internet

  12. K-20 Network Services Interactive Video Capabilities K-20 SWITCH K-20 SWITCH ISDN Switched Network K-20 MCUs

  13. K-20 Network Services Broadcast Distribution using Teleports

  14. K-20 Educational Programs & Policy Committee K-20 Network Technical Services Committee K-20 Management Organization K-20 Educational Network Board Information Services Board K-20 Financial Advisory Committee

  15. Operations • KOCO • Capacity Planning

  16. FY 99-01 Biennium Budget K-20 Biennial Budget (000,000) $31.8 Funding Sources (000,000's) Federal (E-rate) $2.2 Participant Contribution (co-pay) $4.8 State (General Fund Appropriations) K-20 Maintenance, Depreciation and Operations* Baccalaureates $2.6 Community and Technical Colleges $1.7 OSPI for K-12 Schools $5.7 K-20 Transport Revolving Fund $14.8 Total State Appropriations$24.8 $24.8 Total Funding $31.8 * Maintenance, Depreciation, and Operations for the shared K-20 Network, not local institution network support costs. These amounts are transferred by the institutions to K-20 and placed in the Revolving Fund.

  17. K-20 Network Operations Management Approach (Data) To Internet Seattle K-20 Hub K-20 Router K-20 Router K-20 Router K-20 IMUX K-20 Network Institution’s Router K-20 CPE Router District/Campus K-20 Caching Server District/Campus Building Routers Sectors K-20/KOCO • Imux/Router/Caching Server Software • & Hardware Configuration • Management & Database • Fault Isolation • Problem Resolution • Dispatch for circuit problems • Dispatch for equipment problems • Problem Escalation • Technical Support to Sector • Problem Coordination With • KOCO • Network Design & Engineering • Capacity Analysis & Planning • Configuration Mgmt • Equipment Maintenance • & Repair • Vendor Liaison • Tech Support to Users • Dispatch for Problems • Problem Escalation • Problem Coordination with Sector • Network Design & Engineering • Network Monitoring • Capacity Analysis & Planning • Imux/Router/Caching Server • Maintenance Service Levels • Vendor Liaison • Equipment Maintenance & • Repair • Transport Maintenance Figure 2-1

  18. CODEC IMUX MCU CODEC K-20 Network Operations Management Approach (Video) Video Switch MCU CODEC Jacks K-20 Network Sectors K-20/KOCO • Video switch, MCU, hardware • configuration management • Fault isolation • Problem resolution • Dispatch for circuit problems • Dispatch for equipment problems • Problem escalation • Technical support to sectors • MCU scheduling (switched video) • Problem coordination with • KOCO • Network design & engineering • Capacity analysis & planning • Configuration management • Equipment maintenance & repair • Vendor liaison • Tech support to users • Dispatch for problems • Problem escalation • Video conference room scheduling • MCU scheduling (dedicated video) • Problem coordination with sectors • Network design & engineering • Network monitoring • Capacity analysis & planning • Switched video service levels • Vendor liaison • Equipment maintenance & • repair • Transport maintenance Figure 3-1

  19. Successes • Sector Technical Collaboration • Commodity Internet Buying Consortium • Sector Programmatic Collaboration

  20. Challenges • New Applications & Services • Increased Bandwidth Consumption • Biennial Budget Process • Revising the funding model

  21. New Applications & Services • Interactive Video over IP • Streaming audio and video • p2p applications

  22. Biennial Budget Process 2-3 years in advance • Prepare Budget Request: January-June 2000 • Legislative Session: January-May 2001 • Operational Period: July 2001-June 2003

  23. Revising the funding model • Today: DS1 based copays • Tomorrow: DS1, DS3, 100 Mbps, 1 GBPS, ...

  24. Futures • New Sites • Partnerships • Internet 2/PNW

  25. K-20 Network -- Awards • Best Enterprise Access Network – Annual SUPERQuest Awards at SUPERCOMM '99 • Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology – Networking; NASIRE • International TeleCon Awards • First Place, Best Network Service (1999) • First Place, Best Wide Area Networking Product/Service (1998) • Second Place, Best Distance Education Network (1999) • Third Place, Best User Application, K-20 Network-related videoconferencing training for the state's community and technical colleges (1998) • Best Application Award, Distance Learning/Training; International Teleconferencing Association

  26. More Information • http://www.wa.gov/k20 • http://www.k12.wa.us/k20/ • k20@cac.washington.edu • spaulson@cac.washington.edu

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