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Gathering of State Networks St. Louis, MO

Gathering of State Networks St. Louis, MO. David Lois - Executive Director 4/17/00. Business Model. WiscNet is a Non-profit Association -501(c)3 Member Owned Cooperative All Employees are Univ. of Wis. Employees Business Services (HR, Purchasing, etc.) from UW-Madison

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Gathering of State Networks St. Louis, MO

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  1. Gathering of State Networks St. Louis, MO David Lois - Executive Director 4/17/00

  2. Business Model • WiscNet is a Non-profit Association -501(c)3 • Member Owned Cooperative • All Employees are Univ. of Wis. Employees • Business Services (HR, Purchasing, etc.) from UW-Madison • Many Outsource Contracts (NOC, Engineering, etc.) info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  3. Overview of Customers • Total Service Base - 477 Members • 26 University of Wisconsin Campuses • 28 Private Colleges • 16 Technical Colleges • 342 K-12 School Districts • 15 Library Systems • All State Government Agencies • 36 City/County Governments • 3 Hospitals info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  4. SONET Technology Most Nodes SONET Ring Protected ATM - Cisco BPX ATM - Cisco LS1010 Most T1s Aggregated at Telco CO and delivered as DS3 to BPX Overview of Network info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  5. Services Available • Internet Service • Some H.323 Video • Web Filtering • Web Hosting • Platform Service (Servers Hosting) • NovaNet Partner • Email, DNS, News info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  6. Other Wis. State Net Issues • Dept. of Admin. Provides Mosts Circuits - BadgerNet • TEACH WI Program Provides $100 T1s to K-12s and Libraries • WiscNet Provides Layer 3 Services info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  7. Challenges - NOW • Exponential Grow in Use • Full Cost Recovery of Growing Use • Interface to Other WANs and how those WAN effect our QOS • Filtering effect on QOS - Currently N2H2 - Looking Elsewhere • Scaleable Information - Difficulty of Disseminating Complex Info info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  8. Challenges Future • Quality of Service • Cost Separation Models (relates to QOS) • How to get Internet 2 Services to Internet 1 Members • Connectons to other State Nets • Getting more Content to Reduce Rising Costs Impact info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  9. WiscNet - your ESP • ESP - Education Service Provider • History - WiscNet only ISP in State • Now - Many, Many ISPs • ESP: Realization that Education Needs Special Support and Services info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  10. ESP Services (Potential) • NovaNet - K-12 Remedial Classes • Support for Library Server • Educational Technology Liaison • SLD Application Support • WebCT and Blackboard Services • Member to Member Communication • Member to Member Promotion of THEIR Services info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  11. ESP Services - Continued • Directory Services to Members (Identification, Authentication, and Authorization) • Development of Platform Space for Members • Support of Library Catalog Servers info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

  12. info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.net

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