K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network Gathering: Overview and Future Directions

1. Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network Gathering of State Networks April 16-18

2. K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network • Background • Network Design & Services • K-20 Network Users • Management Structure • Operations • Futures

3. K-20 Network Background • 1996 Legislature created K-20 Network to be “an integrated and interoperable educational technology network serving kindergarten through higher education and promoting access for Washington citizens.” • Collaborative effort of public and private K-12 and higher education, state government, the legislature, and the private sector

4. K-20 Budget Summary

5. Technical Design • Statewide Educational Network • Scaleable and Standards-Based Design • Interoperability and Compatibility • Interconnection to other Institutions and Networks • Leverage Existing State Resources

6. K-20 Backbone Network Regional Nodes and Interconnecting Paths Seattle Spokane Olympia Yakima Pullman Tri-Cities Vancouver

7. K-20 Network Services • Intranet/Internet Access • Interactive Video Capabilities • Broadcast Distribution using Teleports

8. K-20 Network Services Intranet/Internet Access Intranet Internet

9. K-20 Network Services Interactive Video Capabilities K-20 SWITCH K-20 SWITCH ISDN Switched Network K-20 MCUs

10. K-20 Network Services Broadcast Distribution using Teleports

11. 64 Sites 44 Sites 304 Sites K-20 Network Users Community and Technical Colleges • All Community and Technical Colleges • Selected Remote Campuses • State Board • UW • WSU • Central • Eastern • Western • Evergreen • Selected Remote Campuses Baccalaureates • Public School Districts • Educational Service Districts • Schools for Deaf and Blind • OSPI K-12

12. Educational Telecommunications Network Baccalaureate Community/Technical College K-12

13. K-20 Educational Programs & Policy Committee K-20 Technical Steering Group K-20 Management Organization K-20 Educational Network Board Information Services Board K-20 Financial Advisory Committee

14. K-20 Operations K-20 Operations Cooperative (KOCO) is staffed by University of Washington and Washington State Department of Information Services technical resources. Support is provided to the K-20 designated demarcation point and includes the following functions: • Intranet/Internet Network Operations Center • K-20 Help Desk for transport and switching services • ISDN Network Operations • K-20 Multipoint Interactive Video Scheduling and Event Coordination

15. FY 99-01 Biennium Budget K-20 Biennial Budget (000,000) $31.8 Funding Sources (000,000's) Federal (E-rate) $2.2 Participant Contribution (co-pay) $4.8 State (General Fund Appropriations) K-20 Maintenance, Depreciation and Operations* Baccalaureates $2.6 Community and Technical Colleges $1.7 OSPI for K-12 Schools $5.7 K-20 Transport Revolving Fund $14.8 Total State Appropriations$24.8 $24.8 Total Funding $31.8 * Maintenance, Depreciation, and Operations for the shared K-20 Network, not local institution network support costs. These amounts are transferred by the institutions to K-20 and placed in the Revolving Fund.

16. K-20 Network Operations Management Approach (Data) To Internet Seattle K-20 Hub K-20 Router K-20 Router K-20 Router K-20 IMUX K-20 Network Institution’s Router K-20 CPE Router District/Campus K-20 Caching Server District/Campus Building Routers Sectors K-20/KOCO • Imux/Router/Caching Server Software • & Hardware Configuration • Management & Database • Fault Isolation • Problem Resolution • Dispatch for circuit problems • Dispatch for equipment problems • Problem Escalation • Technical Support to Sector • Problem Coordination With • KOCO • Network Design & Engineering • Capacity Analysis & Planning • Configuration Mgmt • Equipment Maintenance • & Repair • Vendor Liaison • Tech Support to Users • Dispatch for Problems • Problem Escalation • Problem Coordination with Sector • Network Design & Engineering • Network Monitoring • Capacity Analysis & Planning • Imux/Router/Caching Server • Maintenance Service Levels • Vendor Liaison • Equipment Maintenance & • Repair • Transport Maintenance

17. CODEC IMUX MCU CODEC K-20 Network Operations Management Approach (Video) Video Switch MCU CODEC Jacks K-20 Network Sectors K-20/KOCO • Video switch, MCU, hardware • configuration management • Fault isolation • Problem resolution • Dispatch for circuit problems • Dispatch for equipment problems • Problem escalation • Technical support to sectors • MCU scheduling (switched video) • Problem coordination with • KOCO • Network design & engineering • Capacity analysis & planning • Configuration management • Equipment maintenance & repair • Vendor liaison • Tech support to users • Dispatch for problems • Problem escalation • Video conference room scheduling • MCU scheduling (dedicated video) • Problem coordination with sectors • Network design & engineering • Network monitoring • Capacity analysis & planning • Switched video service levels • Vendor liaison • Equipment maintenance & • repair • Transport maintenance

18. Futures • New Sites • Partnerships • New Technologies • Pacific/Northwest Gigapop and Internet2

19. More Information • http://www.wa.gov/k20 • http://www.wa-k20.net • koco@wa-k20.net