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Broadband Success A Worcester Story. Thomas J. Lynch III, Ph.D. Vice President for Information Technology and CIO. Paul Keleher. Consultant. Worcester Polytechnic Institute. [email protected] [email protected] http://www.wpi.edu/+IT. July 26, 2004. Background. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MassachusettsTelecommunications
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MassachusettsTelecommunications
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Broadband SuccessA Worcester Story
Broadband SuccessA Worcester Story
Thomas J. Lynch III, Ph.D.
July 26, 2004July 26, 2004
Vice President for Information Technology and CIO
[email protected] [email protected]
http://www.wpi.edu/+IT
Paul KeleherConsultant
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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WPI developed a model for regional high performance research and education networks.
Higher bandwidth at lower costs
Internet1 and Internet2
A peering network among members
Access to regional/national research and education networks
Opportunities for managing data storage
Today, the network is operational and connects Worcester colleges and 70% of Mass K-12s
Background
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Network Model Evolution
“Fiber-centric” network ring approach not feasible Build your own network Have control
New approach emerged Affinity groups Use existing infrastructure Vendors as partners Peering networks
SEGP K12
UCP
I1&I2
U
CPSEGP
K12
I1&I2
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Educational Networks JASON Foundation for Education
MEC Technology Systems (MECnet)
K-12 Schools Mass Academy of Mathematics and Science
Shrewsbury Public Schools
Worcester Academy
Worcester Vocational High School
Museums & Other
Educational Institutions American Antiquarian Society
EcoTarium
Higgins Armory Museum
Colleges & Universities Assumption College
Becker College
Babson College
Clark University
College of the Holy Cross
Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Mount Ida College
Olin College
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Wheaton College
Worcester State College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Towns Town of Needham, MA
Goddard Collaborative 2004: 22 Members
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Internet2 Connectivity
Collaboration Opportunities
Expanding Community Outreach
Administrative Cooperation
Academic Cooperation
Leveraging Purchasing Opportunities
Leverage Resources through Partnerships
Why are we working together?To build technological infrastructure and share knowledge and resources
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Network Architecture
Colleges & Universities MECMass K-12
NoX EducationContent
Providers
Internet2
CommodityInternet
Providers
CableCompanies
FutureEducationNetworks
Education&
Network Core
OtherRegionalNetworks
Local Peering Network (significant cost reductions for On-Net “local” traffic)
Shared access to regional and national networks
Aggregation of demand reduces costs
A Collaborative Community
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Education/Research Benefits
Colleges and content providers (Museum of Science, for example) are collaborating to provide educational programs over this network to the 70% of Mass K-12 schools now connected
WPI, U Mass Medical School, and Memorial Hospital are using the high bandwidth to enable multi-site research today
Collaborative efforts have already resulted in several significant state and federal grants
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MassachusettsTelecommunications
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Gateway Medical Network
Gateway Medical Network
A strategic framework for the medical industry
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Expanding the Network
The basic network model and architecture both lend themselves to expansion with minimal capital investment
Other industries have similar communities of interest and data needs
In particular—the medical industry
Hospitals, physicians’ offices and medical service providers can easily be connected and improve performance and cost effectiveness
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Medical Overlay
Hospitals, regional health centers Physicians’ offices, medical service providers Research collaboration with colleges and universities Local government: police, fire, EMT
Medical
Colleges & Universities
MECMass K-12
NoX EducationContent
Providers
Internet2
CommodityInternet
Providers
CableCompanies
FutureEducationNetworks
Hospitals RegionalHealth
Centers
CommunityPolice, Fire,
EMT
Medical IndustryService Providers
PhysicianOffices
High PerformanceComputing Resources
Education&
Network Core
OtherRegionalNetworks
GatewayResearch Park
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Medical Overlay …the pathways
Worc AreaMedicalOfffices
NoX&
Internet2
Assumption
Holy Cross
AmericanAntiquarian
Society
HigginsArmory
WPI
Charter
WorcesterAcademy
Juniper Router - IntelliSpace
gig-EConnection
CommodityInternet
viaIntelliSpace
Juniper Router - Goddard
MEC
Goddard GigaPoP Goddard Collaborative
Olin
UMassMed
Wheaton
Tufts
Jason
Museum ofScience
Babson
WorcesterState
OSHEAN
350Mass K-12
U MassMemorial
Tufts Medical CenterTufts Medical SchoolJoslin Diabetes CenterBoston University HospitalHarvard School of Dental MedicineNew England Baptist HospitalMt. Auburn HospitalDeaconess HospitalsHarvard Medical SchoolHarvard School of Public HealthMass Eye & Ear InfirmaryChildren's HospitalCenter for Blood ResearchHasbro Children's HospitalBradley HospitalRhode Island Hospital
Judge Baker Children's CenterPartners Health CareMass General HospitalBrigham & Women's HospitalDana Farber Cancer InstituteNew England Medical CenterMaine Medical CenterResearch InstituteUConn Medical CenterYale Medical CenterDartmouth Hitchcock Med CtrCaregroup Health ServicesBeth Israel DeaconessUVM Medical CollegeNewport HospitalThe Miriam Hospital
CentralMass
Hospitals
Worc AreaPhysicians
at home
City ofWorcesterPolice, Fire
EMTs
Clark
AreaPolice, Fire
EMTs
Comcast
MassPhysicians Fallon
Clinic
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Medical Community Benefits
Big bandwidth and cost savings
Enhanced network performance for production needs (high bandwidth file transfer)
Improved collaborative opportunities among universities, medical community and government to improve healthcare
Connect Worcester medical community to Boston and the nation’s research and medical networks
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Future Opportunities
Data Storage Patient health information is a critical
component of plans to improve healthcare The Gateway Medical Network may provide
opportunities for shared data storage for hospitals and physicians Data transport Secure, shared data storage space
Collaboration enables everyone to participate
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Future Opportunities
Distance Learning
Requirements to implement Distance Learning are capital and cost intensive
Content providers
Academic technology experts
Hardware/software
Bandwidth
Collaboration can solve the problem
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Future Opportunities
Content Providers Hospitals
Academic Technology Experts
WPI
Hardware/Software WPI
Bandwidth Gateway Medical Network
A distance learning solution through collaboration?
Can this provide a revenue stream?
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Further Expansion …more overlays
Biotech industry, with strong ties to the medical and education industries, can easily be added to the network
Medical
Colleges & Universities
MECMass K-12
NoX EducationContent
Providers
Internet2
CommodityInternet
Providers
CableCompanies
FutureEducationNetworks
Hospitals RegionalHealth
Centers
CommunityPolice, Fire,
EMT
Medical IndustryService Providers
PhysicianOffices
High PerformanceComputing Resources
Biotech
BiotechCompaniesBiotech Industry
Service Providers
BiotechIncubators
Education&
Network Core
OtherRegionalNetworks
BioengineeringInstitute
GatewayResearch Park
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Regional Competitiveness
Mass Department of Business and Technology has identified six “IMPERATIVES” that are required to improve the region’s competitiveness.
The WPI network model directly or indirectly impacts five of these Imperatives in the Central region
The overlay approach can be used to add other industries to the network, for example, Biotech
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Imperatives Directly Impacted
Improve business climate to support all industry clusters
Support entrepreneurship and innovation
Prepare the workforce of the 21st Century
Build the Information Infrastructure of the 21st Century
Ensure economic growth is compatible with the community and environment
Improve the outcomes of government action
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Bioengineering Institute
“Applications in medical technology that encompass bioinformatics and medical informatics are important, but there is so much more.
Imaging technologies will require high bandwidth to transmit data between sites (there are already companies formed that receive images from hospitals and apply proprietary image interpretation software to generate a more clinically useful image).
Computational flow dynamics will be used to predict fluid flow behaviors in a number of human physiological systems; collaboration among institutions in medical technology development will be critical to research success.
For all of these reasons, our new building, and Gateway Research Park, will host the Gateway Medical Network.”
Timothy R. Gerrity, Ph.D.DirectorWPI Bioengineering Institute
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SAFE Health Info
“The health care system today is in a crisis of fragmentation.
Our efforts to develop and implement new technology to connect a disparate health care system will ensure that physicians can quickly access clinical information in order to safely treat patients.
This partnership tackles an important patient safety issue and speaks volumes to the level of creativity and collaboration that exists here in central Massachusetts.”
Mark FisherChief Operating Officer Fallon Community Health Plan
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Summary
The network is:
Operational today—it works!
The model can be applied to other affinity or functional interest groups
This network model can become a critical factor in the infrastructure required to improve the Central Mass Region’s competitiveness
