FiberCo/WaveCo Update Joint Techs February 12, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Internet2 Network Services Internet2 FiberCo FiberCo’s mission is to serve the Internet2 research and education community by providing means and tools for the acquisition of dark fiber, as well as providing professional services to assist in managing and operating optical and networking infrastructure investments made by the community Initiated in 2003 to support optical initiatives in US R&E

Dark fiber service offerings Internet2 FiberCo Dark fiber service offerings Provides a means for community to acquire dark fiber By aggregating demand, negotiated deeply discounted rates Became dark fiber market maker As of Winter 2007, over 13,000 miles assigned to members, played a part in other fiber acquisitions

Dark fiber service offerings – cont. Internet2 FiberCo Dark fiber service offerings – cont. 2 yr continuation of original Level 3 agreement Same 20 yr IRU contract as before Same O&M contract – 5 yr renewable terms Dark fiber footprint expanded (beyond Level 3 original footprint): includes WilTel, ICG, Progress, Telcove and LookingGlass fiber Long-haul fiber – 33,000 route miles 150 markets Metro fiber – 22,000 route miles 110 markets Over 5,000 on-net buildings

Dark Fiber pricing Long-haul fiber: Colo: Metro fiber: Cross-connects Internet2 FiberCo Dark Fiber pricing Long-haul fiber: $850/strand mile for 20 yr IRU $200/route mile annual O&M Colo: Terminal sites: $800/rack MRC (30 amps included), $2500 NRC Amp sites: $600/rack MRC (10 amps included), $2500 NRC Additional power: $150/10 amps Metro fiber: Tiered structure based on market (inquire for details on specific market) Cross-connects Within I2 suite: free If outside I2 suite: $250 MRC, $500 NRC

Consulting and Professional Services Internet2 FiberCo Consulting and Professional Services Understand the challenges in cost effectively and efficiently lighting and managing optical networks Experience in working with the community for dark fiber needs (national and regional). Partnered with industry to provide services that were previously available only to service providers Goal: to assist members in delivering carrier-class network services

Consulting and Professional Services FiberCo draws upon Professional Services using highly-experienced team of networking professionals at Level 3 Ciena Fujitsu Full range of services/turn-key solutions (design, implementation, operations) at aggressive FiberCo rates Via our relationships, FiberCo can provide pre-negotiated, discounted offerings so that your resources can be better capitalized

Professional Services Internet2 FiberCo Professional Services Consulting: Fiber discovery, project management, recommendations and tailored studies help determine dark fiber networking infrastructure requirements (Long-haul, metro, interconnects) Where fiber not available/feasible, other alternatives Pre Installation Support Optical engineers and network designers will perform network architecture and route design, transmission engineering and optronics requirements determination, conduct fiber characterizations. Including recommendations for implementation Installation and Implementation Services: Manage build-out logistics; conduct detailed site engineering and installation prep, perform site and route staging and test and turn-up services; route commissioning and as-built documentation. 8

Services – cont. Order Management and Asset Tracking: Internet2 FiberCo Services – cont. Order Management and Asset Tracking: Order entry and asset inventory; development of processes and procedures for provisioning inventory, billing and orders. [Level 3] will work with customer to eventually migrate services to university/RON NOC as they gain necessary experience or get necessary resources to migrate in-house. 24 x 7 x 365 Operations Support (Shared NOC): Including network monitoring and maintenance management; fault isolation and troubleshooting, field services dispatching; provisioning and lifecycle engineering; service initiation, sparing requirements, equipment maintenance.

Internet2 Network Services Internet2 WaveCo WaveCo provides Internet2 members cost-effective access to long-term dedicated wavelengths on an extensive nationwide and metropolitan footprint covering more than 33,000 miles of optical fiber. With recent acquisitions, potential to reach beyond Level 3 footprint (long-haul, metro):

Internet2 WaveCo – cont. National-scale aggregated rates Pricing: Internet2 Network Services Internet2 WaveCo – cont. National-scale aggregated rates Cost effective for regional networks that want to extend their reach with varying demands for circuit capacity or duration. available to RONs to reach members where dark fiber isn’t cost-effective Pricing: On-Level 3 to On-Level 3: per contract, priced at Level 3’s best commercial rate On-Level 3 to Off-Level 3: per contract, priced at Level 3’s third-party costs +15% (OC-X) or +25% (DS-X)

More information fiberco@internet2.edu waveco@internet2.edu Linda Roos lroos@internet2.edu