SCINET The South Carolina Information Network A Gathering of State Networks St. Louis, Missouri April 17, 2000 Tom Fletcher Deputy Director Office of Information.

SCINETThe South Carolina Information Network

A Gathering of State NetworksSt. Louis, Missouri

April 17, 2000

Tom Fletcher

Deputy Director

Office of Information Resources

Infrastructure• Widely Deployed LANs

• Voice Electronic Tandem Network

• Videoconferencing - H.320

• Fast Packet Networks (F/R, SMDS &ATM)

• SNA Networks

• Capital Campus Fiber/ATM - MetroNet

• Internet/Internet 2

• 32 Channel Digital Satellite - 1800 sites

• ITFS - 500 sites

SCINET Users• State Agencies

• K-12 Schools and Libraries• Higher Education

– Technical Colleges– Universities

• County and Local Governments - Optional

Old Backbone Network StructureFrame Relay

Frame Relay

SNA

T-1

ETN/PBX ETN/PBX

T-1

Voice

9.6K

56K

19.2K

64 K

T-1

ATM & MetroNet 2000• Currently supporting voice and data

• Core ATM switches installed in Columbia & Charleston

• Agency Sites in Capital Complex

• OC-3’s to SC Net and BellSouth ATM

• DS-3 Frame Relay

• DS-3 SMDS

• InterLATA ATM in “Megabit Increments”

• ATM to InfoAvenue (ISP) in “Megabit Increments” with bursting

• Internet 2

SCINET ATM Backbone• Provided by carriers

• Enables Integration on ATM backbone:– Frame Relay FRF-8 in place– K-12 Network conversion to F/R underway– H.320 Video links in progress– Electronic Tandem Network next– SNA Networks converting to TCP/IP

• Internet - 4 LATAs

• Internet 2 – In place

Best of Both Worlds

• Allows High Speed Access at Main Location, Low Speed Access at Remote Sites

• Ensures Each Site is Provided a Solution that Delivers the Best Price Performance

• Service Interworking (FRF-8) provided by IXC

64K64K

1.5M1.5M

768K768K

256K256K

155M155M

64K64K

ATMFrame Relay

1.5M1.5M

1.5M1.5M45M45M

1.5M1.5M1.5M1.5M

InterLATASONET

Ring

M etroNet2000

PBX

PBX

OIRRouter

OIRRouter

OIRRouter

OIRRouter

AgencyRouter

AgencyRouter

OIR ATMSwitch

SCNet ATMSwitch

InfoAvenueRouter

OC-3OC-3

SCNetLong Distance

BellSouthCDS

BellSouthFrame Relay

BellSouthATM

Columbia Netw orkConfiguration

Internet 2University

ATM

vBNS

SouthernCrossRoads

OC-3

IndependentFR/ATM

Internet

InterLATASONET

Ring

PBX

PBX/ETN

OIRRouter

OIRATM

AgencyRouter

AgencyATM

SCNet ATMSwitch

InfoAvenueRouter

BellSouthCDS

BellSouthFrame Relay

BellSouthATM

Typical LATAConfiguration

Internet

AgencyRouter

K-12Router

Internet 2University

ATM

K-12 Technology InitiativePartnership

• WANs for each District/Library System– District connected to the Backbone– Internet from the Backbone

• Professional Development• S.C. Educational Television

– ITFS expansion– Digitization of tape resources

• 2-Way Video Pilot Projects

K-12 Technology Initiative

• WANs for each District/Library System

• District connected to the Backbone

• Internet from the Backbone

K-12 Technology Initiative

• All Schools and Districts (1260) Connected– Over 90% T-1’s or higher bandwidth to every

school– T-1’s to DS-3’s for District Offices

• All Public Libraries (190) Connected– 30% T-1’s – 70% 64K

Internet Connectivity

• Users can connect through OIR routers or directly to State Contract ISP

• ATM OC-3 connections in 4 major LATAs– 30/45 MBPS in Columbia– 10/15 MBPS in Charleston– 5/7.5 MBPS in other LATAs– 10/15 each for 3 major universities

• 28 direct T-1’s for other colleges, etc.– Moving toward ATM

Internet 2 Partnership

• South Carolina Consortium filed a joint application to NSF– South Carolina Research Authority– OIR– Clemson University– Medical University of South Carolina– University of South Carolina

Internet 2

• ATM networks at each university

• OC-3 access to the Backbone

• OC-3 to SoX and vBNS backbone in Atlanta

• 45 MBPS on the Backbone allocated to each University

CampusATM

State ATMBackbone

SouthernCrossroads

Georgia Tech

Internet 2vBNS

CampusATM

CampusATM

Clem sonUniversity

University o f

South Caolina

M edical Universityof

South Caro lina

O C-3

O C-3

O C-3

O C-3

45 M BPS

45 M BPS

45 M BPS

Internet 2vBNS

Univ ersityUniv ersity

Univ ersity Univ ersity

Univ ersity

Univ ersity

Independent

SMDS

LATA Configurations

InterLATA ATM

BellSouthFrame Relay

DS-3DS-3

DS-1DS-1

SCNetSCNetPOPPOP

Internet

ManagementReports

OC-3OC-3

DS-3DS-3

MetroNet2000

SCNetSCNetPOPPOP

Voice

IndependentFrame Relay

BellSouth

SMDS

IndependentFrame Relay

BellSouthFrame Relay

Independent

SMDS

BellSouth

SMDS

DS-1DS-1

OC-3OC-3OC-3OC-3

DS-3DS-3

DS-3DS-3

BellSouth/

ICOATM

BellSouth/

ICOATM

OC-3OC-3

OC-3OC-3

Internet 2

OC-3OC-3

State AT MBackbone

ATMShared Netw ork

Internet

Internet 2Long

Distance

VideoConferencing

AgenciesUniversities

K-12 SchoolsLibraries

T echnical Colleges

On-going Projects• Consolidated Data Center

• WEB-based Customer Work Order System

• PBX System Upgrades– Extend the life of the existing 50,000 plus

telephones – Provide new features and services– Provide for ATM connectivity

On-going Projects• OIR/DOT Fiber RFP

– 900 miles of Interstate Right of Way– Intelligent Transportation System (DOT)– Statewide Fiber Backbone (OIR)

• Potential Conversion of ITFS from Analog to Digital– Wireless Last Mile

• Testing of Voice over IP• Testing of H.323 Video

RFP 2000/2001• Private Line• Frame Relay • SMDS• ATM• Videoconferencing• Centrex• Local Service?• Other Services?

Questions?

Tom Fletcher

[email protected]

803-896-0404