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NYSERNet New York City Dark Fiber Network alan@columbia.edu. Motivation. Multi-campus institutions (CU, NYU, NYPL, etc.) in NYC. Lots of bandwidth/expensive circuits 2 x OC3, 3 x DS3, 12 x T1, etc. Private microwave links (2 fastE, 1 DS3)
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NYSERNet New York City Dark Fiber Networkalan@columbia.edu NYMAN'02
Motivation • Multi-campus institutions (CU, NYU, NYPL, etc.) in NYC. • Lots of bandwidth/expensive circuits • 2 x OC3, 3 x DS3, 12 x T1, etc. • Private microwave links (2 fastE, 1 DS3) • Dark fiber being offered competing with telco circuits. • Use NYSERNet as a buying club. NYMAN'02
NYSERNet • Founded in mid-1980’s as NSFnet regional by R&E’s. • Internet2 gigapop and NYS K-20 “SEGP”. • Acquires bulk commodity Internet BW. • Quilt member. • Services from Broadwing, Qwest, etc. • NYC project first of several statewide dark fiber projects. NYMAN'02
Many prior DF projects • Canarie (Canada) • SURA • CENIC • Fiber condominium builds NYMAN'02
Build or Lease? • Robert Proulx CE for Quebec/Ontario fiber condos: Know what it costs to build even if you end up leasing. • Alan Hahn, PE, coordinated preliminary ECS duct study and construction budget estimates. NYMAN'02
Producing the RFP • NYSERNet meetings w/potential partners. • NYC member-based technical committee • Contacted potential participants. • Reviewed colocation facility options. • RFP generated w/Ray LaChance & Rao Karanam. NYMAN'02
Fiber Requirements • Survivable topology • Ring(s) • Short, diverse laterals • Minimum separation of 2 blocks • Fiber characteristics • capable of 40 Gbps • good for 5-10 years • CWDM/DWDM NYMAN'02
Fiber characteristics • RFP respondents w/installed fiber: • SMF-28 • “good enough” for their primary business. • Recommendations for new fiber: • Low water peak: Allwave vs. SMF-28e • NZDSF: Truewave vs. LEAF • Install both types? • Settle for installed SMF-28? NYMAN'02
Colocation Facilities • Not 60 Hudson St. • Carrier neutral • carriers offering service to members • Potential R&E peering point • Abilene • Canarie • European R&E’s landing in NYC NYMAN'02
Colocation Facilities • HVAC • Generators (and a plan to fuel them). • Redundant AC and DC supplies • Two diversely-routed fiber laterals. • Equipment racks, ladder trays, etc. NYMAN'02
Participants American Museum of Natural History City University of New York Columbia University Cornell University Medical College Fordham University Mount Sinai-NYU Health New School University NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York University Rockefeller University WNET Channel 13 NYMAN'02
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