WELCOME To NMNLR

Shared use of a 10Gig National Backbone

Optional Dedicated Wave connections

Coordinated State and National Network Planning

Albuquerque GigaPop (ABQ-G) Co-Location

NMNLR

• Non Profit 501-C– Plan to be self-sustaining through member fees

• Board of Directors3 Research Universities

NM State Govt Cabinet Secretaries• Advisors

Space PortLANLGovernor Science Advisor

Highway Interchange

Network Interchange

What is a GigaPop?

ABQ-GEstablishing an aggregation point of National

networks (Gigapop) such as NLR and Internet2

Establishing an interchange point of networks

within New Mexico such as CHECSNet, LANL, Time Warner and Qwest

Sometimes there is a Toll (cost)

SFRTC Estimated Costs

NMNLR – no usage cost to City or County up to 100Mb

NMNLR - $3K Membership Fee

Local Loop Costs

Install costs at ABQ-G

Install costs at SFRTC node in Santa Fe

Sometimes There Is Not a CostPart of Membership Fee

• Connectivity to various NM locations

such as University of New Mexico

• Peering arrangements enabling to keep network traffic ‘local’ and more efficient

• Connectivity to various initiatives such as IDEAL and NMCAC

Some Other Options that have Fees

• Lower Internet 1 costs by participation

in Aggregation of Internet 1 costs and

paying % of usage

• Joining Internet 2 NM Cooperative

• Joining CHECSNet Consortium

Network Principles

• Network of Networks

• Public networks should work together

• Acquire fiber where possible

• Share build plans to avoid redundancy

• Create self-sustaining operations through shared costs

• Facilitate research, education, government and economic development