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BERnet Genesis

The University System of Maryland. BERnet Genesis. SEGP Frustrations. Maryland has 3 major state-wide networks UMATS (1988) SAILOR (1992) networkMaryland 1998) And one NGN Interface MAX GIGPOP 1999). UMATS Customers.

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BERnet Genesis

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  1. The University System of Maryland BERnet Genesis

  2. SEGP Frustrations • Maryland has 3 major state-wide networks • UMATS (1988) • SAILOR (1992) • networkMaryland 1998) • And one NGN Interface • MAX GIGPOP 1999)

  3. UMATS Customers • University System of Maryland (13 institutions and multiple regional satellite campuses and research facilities) • Smattering of Community Colleges (slowly justifying connection & cost) • Maryland State Department of Education • Internet 2 Sponsored Education Group Partnership (SEGP) • Public Libraries • K-12 • Community Colleges • Public and Private State Universities • City of Baltimore • Museums and Non Profits

  4. networkMaryland Customers • State Agencies • Focus on Executive Branch • County Government • Local Government • County School Systems • Higher Education (transparent access only)

  5. SAILOR Customers (ERATE 30%) • County Library Systems • County Government • K-12 • Community Colleges • Municipal Government • State Government • Governmental - Non-Profit

  6. Complexity of Protocols – Pride and Passion • UMATS • 100% IP Based over Sonet, gigE, Clear Channel Carrier Services, NO ATM • SAILOR • ATM, Low Speed Clear Channel • networkMaryland • Sonet - DWDM Core Transport, FRASI Last Mile Frame/ATM Service

  7. Solving the Problem • First, it’s okay to have several state networks, after all, isn’t this how the Internet started? • Here’s where the pride and passion come in, don’t they talk to one another? Don’t they want to talk to each other? • Solution? Baltimore Research & Education Network (BERnet)

  8. Brief history of BERnet? • October 2002 • Lambda proposal to the net.work.Maryland Engineering & Advisory Board • December 2002 • Net.work.Maryland Advisory Board Approves Concept • April 2003 • MOU signed by Chancellor and Secretary Governor • BERnet Partners begin meeting to formalize process • JHU - Sailor – UMATS (USM) - UMB - UMBC - City of Baltimore - Morgan –MAX

  9. May 2003 • Founding members equally contribute capital dollars • Barter arrangement with City of Baltimore for access and fiber • July 2003 • City begins locating fiber within the city and between the BERNet POP and participating institutions • September 2003 • Fiber testing begins

  10. October 2003 • UMB, UMATS, City of Baltimore, and MAX online • BERnet I2 and I1 passing traffic (120Mb/s average combined) • November 2003 • Press Release announcing BERnet • UMATS configures OC 3 x 2 (310Mb/s) as redundancy for BERnet • December 2003 – January 2004 • Morgan, Sailor, JHU, and DBM • Add new partners, but there will be a modest fee for service

  11. BERnet

  12. Infrastructure – New Concepts • State’s Baltimore POP has become a Maryland peering point for all state-wide networks but transparent so that the networks can maintain their individualism • Those doing business with education in Maryland become part of a Maryland network grid community • Maryland has the potential to become one of the most connected states in the country, and Baltimore one of the best connected cities on the East coast • BERnet will help education and government produce a trained workforce

  13. Conclusions • State partnering was key to BERnet’s success • All participants are equal and information flows efficiently and equally • Metropolitan educational and professional services can be extended to rural areas • Foundation is there to allow specialized networks to continue to build, while taking advantage of the peering arrangement in Baltimore • This partnership has saved the USM and the State a lot of money, and has created a resource to create a true education network that peers with the State

  14. Questions?

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