connect colorado

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State of Colorado
Computer and Technology Showcase May 02, 2002

• Multi-Use Network
• Bridging the Digital-Divide
• www.state.co.us/MNT

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MNT Overview

• Guy Mellor
• MNT Program Manager
• State of Colorado

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Colorados Multi-Use Network

• The Multi-Use Network (MNT) is a public/private
  partnership to build a high-speed fiber-optic
  network for the State of Colorado.
• MNT allows the State to consolidate Colorado
  State government agency telecommunication
  requirements from its current multiple networks
  into a single network to reduce administrative
  and maintenance costs to taxpayers.
• MNT leverages the development of
  telecommunications infrastructure while expanding
  the delivery of advanced services to all
  geographic regions of the state

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Colorados Multi-Use Network

• MNT Vision
• MNT changes the model of telecommunications in
  Colorado.
• Colorados MNT
• Bridges the Digital-Divide.
• Increases economic development
• Creates the backbone for e-government.
• Changes the model for telecommunications pricing
  for all users, public and private.
• Created by two Governors with bi-partisan,
  statewide legislature leadership

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MNT- Getting it Done
Single Integrated Telecommunications
Infrastructure
Data
Video
Voice
Lower cost
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ANAP Map(Aggregated Network Access Points)
Each circle represents the area in which
backhaul charges have been, or will be,
eliminated.
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Super ANAP Usage
Total Network Volume by Day
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MNT T-1 Rates
City Pre-MNT MNT
Limon Trinidad Julesburg Cortez Leadville Fairpla
y Alamosa Steamboat Gunnison


329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85
329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85 329.85
852.50 1,324.81 2,023.13 615.17 1,264.61
1,684.01 1,348.89 1,180.33 1,059.96
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Current Participation

• State Agencies All
• Schools 79
• Libraries 15
• Municipal 61
• County 16
• Medical 12
• Total 184

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Challenges

• Build the last mile
• Optimize aggregation opportunities
• Measure and drive economic development

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Business and MNT

• Jackie Slate
• Senior National Account Manager
• Qwest Government Education Services

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Colorado High Speed Digital Network
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Definitions

• Colorado High Speed Digital Network being built
  by Qwest and the Independent Telcos over the
  next 3 years to provide a fiber optic based
  public network that will benefit all citizens of
  Colorado

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The Total Solution The Partnership

• The Qwest Consortium for Total Network Solution
• Qwest Network Services
• Qwest Business Government Solutions
• Qwest/Touch America
• CenturyTel
• Phillips County Telephone Company
• Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Company
• Citizens Communications
• Cisco Systems
• Covansys
• Fiber Lease Partners (Pathnet, UBTA, SECOM, REAs)

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Our Total MNT SolutionA Fresh Approach

• New Improved Infrastructure
• 100 fiber SONET backbone network architecture
• 70 Diverse Routes
• 60 million fiber infrastructure expansion for
  MNT project by Qwest ILEC Partners
• Publicly Available Network for ALL Citizens of
  Colorado

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Pre Deployment(How it was Done Before MNT)
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After Network Deployment
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MNT/Qwest Accomplishments How Far Weve Come

• Publicly Disclosed ATM Frame Relay Service in
  Every County in Qwest Territory
• Expanded Service Umbrellas
• Qwest Ahead of Schedule for ANAP Deployment
  Resulting in Significant Savings in Rural
  Colorado
• Release of Held Orders in Rural Colorado as a
  result of MNT Project
• Qwest and CenturyTel served Counties

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Qwest - MNT Benefits

• Ability to Push Technologies Out Further
  into
• the Qwest Partner Networks
• xDSL (Aggressive CenturyTel Deployment)
• Frame Relay (56/64K - 45Mbps)
• ATM (DS1, IMA, DS3, OC3, OC12 )
• Multiple options for network design
• Can Begin Consolidating Network Traffic Over
• Single Pipe

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Making Technology Work for Communities

• Dr. J. Jeffrey Richardson
• Chief Information Officer
• Colorado Commission on Higher Education

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Applications Community
Policy
Community
Applications
Infrastructure/Technology
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Applications

• Economic Development
• Telework
• Lone eagles
• New labor market
• Information industry
• Strengthen traditional economic base

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Applications

• Education
• K-12 (virtual high school sharing teachers)
• Distance ed
• K12/Higher ED (PSEO, AP, remedial)
• Life long learning
• Secular education

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Applications

• Tele-Medicine
• High Plains Rural Health Network
• Tertiary hospital networks
• CME for healthcare professionals
• E-healthcare business
• Tele-radiology
• Remote video diagnosis, etc.

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Seamless Statewide Intranet
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Where Were headed

• Stages of Interactivity in a Networked Fabric
• Stage 1 1-to-1 communication (email) 7.2B
• Stage 2 1-to-many (Web) 3.2B Websites
• Stage 3 1-to-many transactions (e-commerce)
• Stage 4 many-to-many transactions
• (ref Alan Charney, Cisco)

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Layer 3 Aggregation for Internet Access

• Frank Edlin
• Executive Director
• University of Colorado at Denver (UCD)

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Front Range GigaPop (FRGP)Located at UCD and
Operated by NCAR(National Center for
Atmospheric Research)http//www.frgp.net
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FRGP Services

• Shared Commodity Internet Access
• ATT OC-3 (70Mbps)
• CW OC-3 (155Mbps)
• New OC-3 Coming Soon
• Internet2 Access
• Qwest OC-12 (622 Mbps)
• MNT SANAP Access
• Qwest OC-48 (2.488 Gbps)

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FRGP Primary Members

• University of Colorado at Boulder
• Colorado State University
• University of Colorado at Denver
• NCAR
• NOAA
• University of Wyoming
• Colorado School of Mines

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FRGP Primary Members Cont.

• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• Denver University
• State of Colorado (MNT)
• Fort Lewis College

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FRGP Internet2 Members

• University of Colorado at Boulder
• Colorado State University
• University of Colorado at Denver
• NCAR
• NOAA
• University of Wyoming

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FRGP History

• Initial concept October 1999 time-frame
  (including decision to house at UCD)
• Equipment in place at UCD April 1999 (CSU and UW
  purchased routers)
• First Internet2/Abilene connections active April
  1999

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Internet2
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University of Colorado at Denver (UCD) Services
for Secondaries

• Commodity Internet Access to the FRGP - 50 Mbps
• Internet2 Access (Available for Sponsored
  Participants from K-12, Libraries and Higher Ed.)
  UCHSC only site connected

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UCD Secondary Connections

• Adams State College 10 MB
• Mesa State College 10 MB
• Western State College 10 MB
• Colorado Community Colleges 16 MB
• Metropolitan State College 7.5 MB
• Auraria Higher Education Ctr. 3.5 MB
• Boulder Valley School District 10 MB

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UCD Secondary Connections - continued

• CSU Denver Campus 2 MB
• NCAR for Jeffco Schools 10 MB
• UCD 12 MB
• Spring International 1 MB
• St. Marys School 1.5 MB
• Colorado Academy 1.5 MB
• Pass-through MNT to FRGP
• Fort Lewis College 13 MB

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UCD Secondary Connections - continued

• East Morgan Library 56 KB
• Berthoud Library 56 KB
• Ft. Morgan Library 56 KB
• Nativity School 56 KB
• Pawnee School 56 KB
• St. Johns School 56 KB
• Stratton Library 56 KB
• Cotopaxi School 56 KB

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Multi-Use Network Hotline

• 1-866-MNT-COLO
• http//www.state.co.us/MNT