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Project Manager Frank Livermore shares his presentation given to schools, hospitals, and local governments prior to fiber construction of the Community Area Network in Wausau, WI on May 14th. The fiber network begins at the State Patrol Headquarters and goes north to Northcentral Technical College with an additional fiber ring through the east side of Wausau. The system will initially serve 17 locations with high-speed transport access to Wiscnet over 8 miles of fiber. Future plans include telemedicine, distance learning, and a variety of shared services from cloud computing to centralized VoIP and data storage solutions.
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Grant Funding & Restrictions
Community Anchor Institutions (Locations)
Organizational Structure of the WCAN
Backbone Infrastructure
Lateral Connections & Equipment
Long-Haul (The Big Picture)
WCAN Timeline
Benefits of Connecting
Immediate Utilization of the CAN
Future Possibilities
Contact Information
Wausau Community Area NetworkPresented by: Frank Livermore, WCAN Project Manager
Grant Funding
NTIA
• American Recovery & Reinvestment Act• Broadband Telecommunications Opportunity Program• $4.7 billion investment in broadband infrastructure
UW-EX
• Building Community Capacity through Broadband• Manages $30 million grant funding
WCAN
• Connecting 17 Anchor Institutions• $1.8 million dollar infrastructure budget• Appx. 8 miles of backbone fiber, portion of it dark for future
Restrictions Money can not be spend to buy “spare” parts Fiber route can not be changed without Environmental Assessments CAN must own all conduit, fiber, network equipment covered with grant
funding Equipment must be accounted for – 10 years, reviewed every 2 years Construction must comply to the “Buy American” Act (except electronics) and
Bacon-Davis wage regulations.Visit http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/files/award_docs/15cfr14.pdf for a full document of CFR 15 Part 14.
Grant Information
Community Anchor Institutions(Locations)
• Wausau School District – Lincoln Elementary• Wausau School District – Maintenance (Core Site)• Wausau School District – John Muir Middle• Newman Catholic Schools - High School• Wausau School District – West High• Wausau School District – Jefferson Elementary• Northcentral Technical College• UW-Marathon County• DC Everest Schools via long-haul
Education
• Marshfield Clinic• Aspirus Hospital• UW-Health, Family Practice
Healthcare
• Highway Department• Capital & Facilities Management• Parks & Recreation Department• Wisconsin Valley Library Service – Marathon County Library• Conservation, Planning & Zoning Commission• Wisconsin State Patrol
Government
Institutions
Organizational Structure of the WCAN Fiscal Agent, CIO, Northcentral Tech
Manage budget expenditures for maintenance, break fix, insurance, and upgrades of the CAN fiber.
Oversight Committee NTC, City/County IT, WSD, CAI Members
Review cost-sharing metrics for members Recommend future direction of the system Make operational decisions Committee will meet a minimum of twice
annually Provide annual reports to their respective
governing bodies
WCAN Organization
CAN Backbone Infrastructure
Fiber consists of over 8 miles of 96 strand fiber Nearly all backbone infrastructure will be
placed underground in conduit Ring cuts into backbone fiber will be used to
connect laterals Redundant core switches will be located at
Northcentral Tech and WSD Maintenance Fiber backbone will connect to 6 strands of
fiber on the east side of Wausau to Weston and back to the State Patrol creating a fiber ring
Backbone Infrastructure of the WCAN
Backbone Infrastructure(Route)
Laterals & Connections
Laterals will be 24 strand fiber Quazite “drop” vaults will have 50’+ of
extra loop Grant covers up to 50’ to premise
demarc Paved surface restoration may be
necessary at some locations Termination panels, LC connectors,
Cisco switch w/1GB modules Grant does not cover shelved spare
parts
Proposed Lateral RoutesCity-County IT
Highway Dept. Capital & Facilities Parks & Rec.
Library Conservation Planning-Zoning
Proposed Lateral RoutesK12 Schools
Lincoln Elementary Maintenance (Core Site) John Muir Middle
West High Jefferson Elementary Newman Catholic H.S.
Proposed Lateral RoutesHealthcare, Colleges, State Patrol
Marshfield Clinic Aspirus Hospital UW-Health
Northcentral Tech (Core Site) UW-Marathon County Wisconsin State Patrol
CAI Equipment
Cisco switch with GBIC Transceivers (Model TBD)
24 Port Termination Panel (LC) 24 Count Fiber Vault with 50-100’ extra loop (outdoor) Conduit & hangers needed to install
fiber inside premise
Equipment coming to your site
Rack Space & Power Planning 1U-2U for the switch 1U-2U for the termination panel Various – UPS Plug-type TBD based on switch model chosen
Long Haul – The Big Picture
Individual CANs around the state are fiber-connected to each other and to Internet 2.Existing CANsMilwaukee, Oshkosh, and MadisonCANs in Current GrantSuperior, Eau Claire, Wausau, PlattvilleComing SoonWaukesha, La Crosse, Green Bay, Ashland
Internet 2 Information
The Internet 2 project is intended to create a system dedicated to, and built for, the internet.
http://www.internet2.edu/resources/AboutInternet2.pdf
WCAN Timeline
Benefits of Connecting
Operational expenses are very low, expected to be appx. $5,000/yr Initial investment to connect is low to none (Grant funded prior to
5/31/2013) Grant funding includes
Fiber termination into your building (max 50’) Network equipment to connect to the network
Opportunities for shared services (data storage, call centers, etc.) Broadband speeds improve opportunities for
telepresence in education & healthcare. Potential for 10GB/sec between your remote sites
inside the CAN (at CAI’s expense). Future connection to Internet 2 providing faster
and more reliable access HA design having to network cores, fiber
redundancy, and fiber ring Dark fibers on lateral for future bandwidth needs
Immediate Utilization Plans
System-Wide Technology Improvements Wiscnet transport connections for all 3 partners – Faster ISP service Connection between partners for broadcasting SSIDs
Education, K12 & University/College Upgraded WAN connection to 1 Gb between 5 Wausau SD facilities Connection to leased long haul for NTC to connect to Antigo and Wittenberg WVLS MC Library to increase ISP bandwidth to Wiscnet
Government & Health Services New “trunks” for digital radio connections from State Patrol to Sheriff -mandated by
new emergency government policy Redundant ISP connection for critical public
safety usage Improved video coverage for traffic monitoring
by DOT/State Patrol Video from NCHC to Aspirus for telemedicine Upgraded WAN connection for 3 county facilities
Future Possibilities
Other Ideas Telemedicine
Remote Care Mobile EKG (Ambulances) Psychology Services
Education K12 – College Distance
Learning College to College
Distance Learning Specialized Courses
Law Enforcement Traffic
Monitoring/Cameras High Speed/Secured
Wireless Distance Learning for First
Responders Utilities
Process Control Monitoring
Environmental Monitoring
http://cincua.org/about/
Chippewa Valley Internetworking Consortium (CINC)
For examples of what another community is doing check out:
Contact Information & Meeting Dates
Chet Strebe, CIONorthcentral Technical College1000 W. Campus Dr.Wausau, WI 54401(715) [email protected]
Gerry Klein, DirectorCity/County IT407 Grant St.Wausau, WI 54403(715) [email protected]
Joel Verduin, DirectorWausau School District415 Seymour St.P.O. Box 359Wausau, WI 54402-0359(715) [email protected]
Frank Livermore, PMHeartland Business Systems1700 Stephen Dr.Little Chute, WI 54140(920) [email protected]
Meeting Dates (Tentative) Likely Topics
July 9, 2012 Project updates, adjustments
September 3, 2012 Lateral connections & equipment specified
October 15, 2012 Edge equipment ordered? CAI install timelines
November 26, 2012 Core switches configured/online
January 7, 2013 Edge switches being deployed to CAIs
Wausau Community Area
Network
