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K-20
Washington StateK-20 Educational
Telecommunications Network
Internet2Fall 2000 Member Meeting
K-20K-20 Educational
Telecommunications Network
• Background
• Network Design & Services
• K-20 Network Users
• Management Structure
• Operations
• Successes & Challenges
• Futures
K-20 K-20 Network Background
• Before K-20
– Disparate networks
• K-12
• Community & Technical Colleges
• Higher Education
• Multiple requests to legislature to fund enhanced networks
K-20 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
K-20 K-20 Budget Summary
Project FundingAuthorized byLegislature
$61.4 million
Less Project SavingsReturned toGeneral Fund
($6.6 million)
Total EstimatedProject Cost
$54.8 million
K-20 Technical Design
• Statewide Educational Network
• Scaleable and Standards-Based Design
• Interoperability and Compatibility
• Interconnection to other Institutions and Networks
• Leverage Existing State Resources
K-20
Seattle Spokane
Olympia
Vancouver
Yakima
Tri-Cities
Pullman
K - 20 Backbone Network Regional Nodes and Interconnecting Paths
K-20
All Community and Technical Colleges
Selected Remote Campuses
State Board
All Community and Technical Colleges
Selected Remote Campuses
State Board
UW WSU Central Eastern Western Evergreen Selected Remote Campuses
UW WSU Central Eastern Western Evergreen Selected Remote Campuses
Community and Technical Colleges
Community and Technical Colleges
BaccalaureatesBaccalaureates
K-12K-12
64 Sites64 Sites
44 Sites44 Sites
304 Sites304 Sites
Public School Districts Educational Service
Districts Schools for Deaf and
Blind OSPI
Public School Districts Educational Service
Districts Schools for Deaf and
Blind OSPI
K-20 Network Users
K-20K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network
Baccalaureate
Community/Technical College
K-12
K-20 K-20 Network Services
• Intranet/Internet Access
• Interactive Video Capabilities
• Multipoint Conferencing Service
• Broadcast Distribution using Teleports
K-20
Intranet/Internet Access
K-20 Network Services
Intranet
K-20 K-20 Network Services
Monitor
Video
Monitor
Modem
K-20 SWITCH
Video
Interactive Video Capabilities
K-20 MCUs
K-20 SWITCH
ISDN Switched Network
K-20 SWITCH
K-20 K-20 Network Services
Satellite
Broadcast Distribution using Teleports
K-20
K-20 Educational Network Board
Information Services Board
K-20 Financial Advisory
Committee
K-20 Network Technical Services
Committee
K-20 Educational Programs & Policy
Committee
K-20 Management Organization
K-20 Operations
• KOCO• Capacity Planning
K-20 FY 99-01 Biennium Budget
K-20 Biennial Budget (000,000) $31.8
Funding Sources (000,000's)Federal (E-rate) $2.2Participant Contribution (co-pay) $4.8State (General Fund Appropriations)
K-20 Maintenance, Depreciation and Operations*Baccalaureates $2.6Community and Technical Colleges $1.7OSPI for K-12 Schools $5.7
K-20 Transport Revolving Fund $14.8Total 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.
K-20K-20 Hub
To Internet
K-20 Network Operations Management Approach(Data)
K-20 CPE RouterDistrict/Campus
Seattle
District/Campus Building Routers
K-20 Router
K-20 NetworkInstitution’s Router
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 Sector•Network Design & Engineering•Network Monitoring•Capacity Analysis & Planning•Imux/Router/Caching Server Maintenance Service Levels•Vendor Liaison•Equipment Maintenance & Repair•Transport Maintenance
Sectors
•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
K-20 CachingServer
K-20 IMUX
K-20 RouterK-20 Router
Figure 2-1
K-20
K-20 Network Operations Management Approach(Video)
K-20 Network
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 sectors•Network design & engineering•Network monitoring•Capacity analysis & planning•Switched video service levels•Vendor liaison•Equipment maintenance & repair•Transport maintenance
Sectors
•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)
CODEC
CODEC IMUX
MCUMCUCODEC
MCUVideoSwitch
Jacks
Figure 3-1
K-20 Successes
• Sector Technical Collaboration
• Commodity Internet Buying Consortium
• Sector Programmatic Collaboration
K-20 Challenges
• New Applications & Services
• Increased Bandwidth Consumption
• Biennial Budget Process
• Revising the funding model
K-20 New Applications & Services
• Interactive Video over IP
• Streaming audio and video
• p2p applications
K-20
K-20 Commodity Internet Usage
0
50
100
150
200
250M
eg
abit
s P
er
Se
con
d
K12
CTC
BACC
Total
K-20Biennial Budget Process 2-3 years in
advance
• Prepare Budget Request: January-June 2000
• Legislative Session: January-May 2001
• Operational Period: July 2001-June 2003
K-20 Revising the funding model
• Today: DS1 based copays
• Tomorrow: DS1, DS3, 100 Mbps, 1 GBPS, ...
K-20 Futures
• New Sites
• Partnerships
• Internet 2/PNW
K-20 K-20 Network -- Awards
• Best Enterprise Access Network – Annual SUPERQuest Awards at SUPERCOMM '99
• Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology – Networking; NASIRE
• International TeleCon Awards – First Place, Best Network Service (1999)– First Place, Best Wide Area Networking Product/Service (1998)– Second Place, Best Distance Education Network (1999)– Third Place, Best User Application, K-20 Network-related
videoconferencing training for the state's community and technical colleges (1998)
• Best Application Award, Distance Learning/Training; International Teleconferencing Association
K-20More Information
• http://www.wa.gov/k20
• http://www.k12.wa.us/k20/
