UCDNet3 Telecommunications Plan and Related Priorities Peter M. Siegel, Campus CIO

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UCDNet3 Telecommunications Plan and Related
PrioritiesPeter M. Siegel, Campus CIO Mark
Redican, IETNovember 15, 2010
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Agenda

• 1. Overview Telecommunications Project
• Planning and implementation (2007-today)
• 2. Discussion Proposal to Improve Infrastructure
• Upgrade horizontal wiring in buildings
• 28.8M upgrade, 345 buildings over 4 years
• Make systematic (vs. opportunistic) upgrades
• Emphasis improve research support
• Need help identifying priorities

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1. OverviewUCDNet3 Network Project
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UCDNet3 Network Project

• 7-year Telecommunications Project
• 22M project accumulated reserves and
  augmentations
• Approved in December 2007, upgrades began in
  March 2008
• Support research
• Refresh/upgrade campus data network
• Enhance security enhancements
• Expanded wireless
• Converge services
• Support emerging technology and services
• Emphasize open standards and flexibility
• Does not address horizontal wiring

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Data Network

• Vision and Implementation
• Scalable support for high bandwidth needs
• Uplinks scalable 1, 2, 4, 10 Gbps upgrade as
  demand dictates
• Supports 1 Gbps to the desktop, 10 Gbps to
  research space
• Research network component
• Improved redundancy, alternate paths, traffic
  engineering
• Support converged / real-time services
• QoS implemented to support VoIP, video-over-IP
• Support cloud computing, on- and off-site
  storage, enhanced connectivity to regional and
  national networks

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Data Network
Network Utilization
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Wireless

• Vision and Implementation
• Expand centralized service
• Addresses fragmented wireless services
• Standardized across campus, fast roaming
• Initial focus on high traffic areas
• Adding external mount antennas cover traffic
  corridors
• Student Housing Wireless in Residence Halls
• Managed Desktop Access Points
• More rapid deployment, reduces costs
• Monitoring progress on femtocell offerings
• Pre-positioning cabling in conjunction with WiFi
  deployments

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Wireless
Today 1048 Wireless APs Deployed Campus goal
3,000 APs (including ResNet)
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VoIP

• Voice Network Vision and Implementation
• Flexible front-end ties together VoIP, analog,
  software services
• Integrate Unified Communications services into
  campus Active Directory service (OCS)
• Ties together current PBX, desktop VoIP, OCS and
  softphone services into one management platform
  for call routing
• Transition off analog PBX
• Flexible, open standards based
• Can integrate or interface to emerging services

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VoIP

• Voice Network

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Infrastructure

• Status
• Data network and fiber plant can support campus
  needs
• Last 100 meters is the limiting factor

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Infrastructure

• Deferred maintenance of horizontal wiring
• Older buildings have a mixture of cable types
• Installed wiring breakdown
• 1 CAT-6a 10 Gbps (emerging standard)
• 59 CAT-5e 1 Gbps (current standard)
• 29 CAT-5 100 Mbps (outdated)
• 11 CAT-3 10 Mbps (outdated)
• Significant amount (20) of active NAMs use CAT-3

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Infrastructure

• Deferred maintenance Horizontal wiring
• Units and research programs in older buildings
  disadvantaged with lower speed data connections
• Impacts high speed research needs, access to
  remote sites and servers, data storage, desktop
  management, etc.
• Wireless solutions insufficient bandwidth and
  scalability
• Affects approximately 60 of campus buildings (to
  varying degrees)

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2. Overview and Discussion Proposal to Improve
Campus Wiring Infrastructure
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Summary

• Upgrade CAT-3 and CAT-5 to CAT-5e in 345
  buildings
• Power, HVAC, pathway improvements where needed
• Contingency
• Design Construction Management project
  management
• Selected upgrades for CAT-6a and fiber to
  research spaces
• Not addressed Telco room expansion (use
  renovation projects)
• Timeline for upgrades approximately 4 years
• Estimated cost 28.8M

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Approach

• Emphasis supporting research excellence
• Upgrade on a per building basis
• Group buildings into tiers based on priority for
  upgrade
• Academic units determine first tier
• Identify most critical buildings emphasis on
  research spaces
• Dean- and/or faculty-led advisory committee
• Determine composition of subsequent tiers,
  scheduling
• Develop process and criteria for prioritization
• Some flexibility changes accommodated

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Criteria Indicators

• Possible Prioritization Criteria
• Locations with IT-intensive research (existing or
  planned)
• Improve grant award opportunities
• Upgrade locations, first with CAT-3 then CAT-5
• Tolerance for disruption
• Technical Indicators
• Percent assigned research space in building
• Percent CAT-3 and CAT-5 wiring
• Building size / NAMs
• Bandwidth consumption

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Sample List of BuildingsDraft
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Sample List of Buildings (cont.)Draft
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Infrastructure Proposal Recap

• Upgrade horizontal wiring in buildings
• 28.8M upgrade, 345 buildings over 4 years
• Make systematic upgrades vs. opportunistic
• Phased or tiered approach
• Emphasis on improving research support
• Need help identifying priorities

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Next Steps

• Deans endorsement of proposal and approach
• Continue work with BIA to establish financial
  commitments
• Develop first tier building prioritization
• Bring proposal to key campus stakeholders
• Obtain approval from campus administration
• Charge Advisory Committee