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Understanding UMATS Governance, Funding, and Infrastructure: A Comprehensive Overview

Discover how the University of Maryland Academic Telecommunications Systems (UMATS) is governed, funded, and staffed. Learn about the institutions connected to UMATS, its infrastructure, applications, interactive video network, and future developments. Explore key budget details and challenges faced in meeting growing demands for internet and video services. Gain insights into future plans for enhancing the UMATS network and preparing for emerging technologies.

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Understanding UMATS Governance, Funding, and Infrastructure: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. University of Maryland Academic Telecommunications Systems UMATS Richard Rose rnr@usmd.edu 301-445-2789

  2. How Are We Governed? • UMATS Council • Operations Committee (Executive) • Engineering Committee • ADHOC Working Groups • Constitution • Bylaws

  3. How Are We Funded? • Institutional Contributions based on: • Number of FTE’s and Institutional Budget • Campus Contributions $500,000.00 • Block Funding $505,000.00 • $1,005,000.00

  4. How Are We Staffed –excuse me understaffed? • Funded • 1 FTE IVN Scheduling • 1 FTE WAN – IVN Technical Support • IN-KIND USM Office FTE’s • Director (100%) • Internet Support Staff (65% FTE) • IP-IVN-WAN Support Backup (30% FTE)

  5. Who Connects to UMATS? • USM • 11 USM Degree Granting Institutions • 3 USM Research Institutions • 7 Community Colleges • 23 Cooperative Extensions and satellite offices • 3 Environmental LABS • Dozens of Interactive Video Sites Outside USM • Core Services Provided • Internet and ancillary services • Interactive Video and ancillary services • Consulting and Training

  6. UMATS Infrastructure

  7. UMATS Infrastructure FSU UMB DS3 UMBC DS-3 OC12 SONET Ring UMCP SSU Edge Campuses 2 - T1’s TU DS-3 UMBI/UMUC 10Mb/s-100Mb/s Note: does not represent the number of connections

  8. UMATS Infrastructure • HUBS • Fiber optic SONET OC12 • UMBC-UMB-UMCP • DS3 between FSU and UMB HUBS • DS3 between SSU and UMB-HUB • Edge • Interactive Video Network T-1 (30) • Internet T-1 (50) • Exceptions UMBC-UMBI-UMUC-TU-UB • OC3/100Mb/s/Multiple T-1’s

  9. UMATS Applications • Internet • Intercampus Internet • Internet Service Provider (2) • Maintenance - Support (USM) • Internet Addressing • News Feed • Interactive Compressed Video • Course Scheduling • Maintenance – Support (USM) • Switching - Bridging Services • Inward and Outward Dial Services

  10. USM Interactive Video Network

  11. UMATS Interactive Video Network Total Classes Per Semester Fall 1993 - Spring 1999

  12. Total IVN Class Hours and Origination Hours Per Semester

  13. Total IVN Hours and Non-Class Hours Per Semester

  14. Future Interactive Video • Compressed Video Switched Service • Generation II MCU’s and Coders – Decoders • Excellent investment • Excellent quality • Migrating to Generation III (H323/320/321) • Limitations (Speed – Switching – Cost) • Smattering of H323 Point to Point Testing • Lucent • Cisco • Intel • VTEL – PICTEL – ACCORD – Video Server

  15. Future Interactive Video Switching • Marriage of the old and new • H323/320/321 switches in the main hubs • Dial Switched – H323 – H320 – Video Streaming • Migrate older switches to the peripheral edge • Maintain quality of services and integrate newer technologies

  16. USM Commercial Internet Traffic

  17. Internet Statistics

  18. Internet Statistics

  19. Future Internet – January 2000 • More Plans and Talking  • New Internet Services • QWEST - UMCP • QWEST – UMB • Scalable 10Mb/s to 155Mb/s • Redundant (Physical) • Internet 2 • Mid Atlantic Crossroads • net.work.Maryland • Bandwidth or Fiber ?

  20. Summary • Demand • Internet use is on the rise -beyond exponential • Video use is going up – demand for H.323 and H321 ATM! • … it’s stable and profitable … • Costs for ISP services rising –well sort of… • Committed institutional services can not be met • Virtual classrooms on the rise –they’re everywhere • Future Infrastructure • Need to shift from multiple T-1’s to DS3’s at the edge • Need more funding –serious funding • net.work.Maryland –reduce interlata costs, perhaps? • Must prepare USM for access to emerging networks and technologies • Internet 2 – MAX - NGI

  21. USM Budget UMATS Budget $2,500,000,000.00 $1,005,000.00 • USM infrastructure investment in telecommunications is SHAMEFUL! • … and then there’s the education network • –that’s another story and oh how we tried… • … NERDNet –let’s talk about this… • I

  22. D S All Folks!

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