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MCNC NETWORK UPDATES BTOP IMPACT

MCNC NETWORK UPDATES BTOP IMPACT. Tommy Jacobson. 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. BTOP Background . MCNC received 2 Rounds of Funding

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MCNC NETWORK UPDATES BTOP IMPACT

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  1. MCNC NETWORK UPDATESBTOP IMPACT Tommy Jacobson

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Current Status of Project As Funded

  8. 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

  9. K-12 Impact - Capacity Peak Load Gigabits per sec.

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Questions tommy@mcnc.org 919-248-1178

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