Washington State K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network Gathering of State Networks April 16-18
K-20 K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network Background Network Design & Services K-20 Network Users Management Structure Operations Futures
K-20 K-20 Network Background 1996 Legislature created K-20 Network to be “an integrated and interoperable educational technology network serving kindergarten through higher education and promoting access for Washington citizens.” Collaborative effort of public and private K-12 and higher education, state government, the legislature, and the private sector
K-20 K-20 Budget Summary
K-20 Technical Design Statewide Educational Network Scaleable and Standards-Based Design Interoperability and Compatibility Interconnection to other Institutions and Networks Leverage Existing State Resources
K-20 Seattle Spokane Olympia Vancouver Yakima Tri-Cities Pullman K-20 Backbone Network Regional Nodes and Interconnecting Paths
K-20 K-20 Network Services Intranet/Internet Access Interactive Video Capabilities Broadcast Distribution using Teleports
K-20 Intranet/Internet Access K-20 Network Services Intranet
K-20 K-20 Network Services Interactive Video Capabilities K-20 MCUs K-20 SWITCH ISDN Switched Network K-20 SWITCH
K-20 K-20 Network Services Broadcast Distribution using Teleports
K-20 All Community and Technical Colleges Selected Remote Campuses State Board All Community and Technical Colleges Selected Remote Campuses State Board UW WSU Central Eastern Western Evergreen Selected Remote Campuses UW WSU Central Eastern Western Evergreen Selected Remote Campuses Community and Technical Colleges Baccalaureates K Sites 44 Sites 304 Sites Public School Districts Educational Service Districts Schools for Deaf and Blind OSPI Public School Districts Educational Service Districts Schools for Deaf and Blind OSPI K-20 Network Users
K-20 Baccalaureate Community/Technical College K-12 Educational Telecommunications Network
K-20 K-20 Educational Network Board Information Services Board K-20 Financial Advisory Committee K-20 Technical Steering Group K-20 Educational Programs & Policy Committee K-20 Management Organization
K-20 K-20 Operations K-20 Operations Cooperative (KOCO) is staffed by University of Washington and Washington State Department of Information Services technical resources. Support is provided to the K-20 designated demarcation point and includes the following functions: Intranet/Internet Network Operations Center K-20 Help Desk for transport and switching services ISDN Network Operations K-20 Multipoint Interactive Video Scheduling and Event Coordination
K-20 K-20 Biennial Budget (000,000)$31.8 Funding Sources (000,000's) Federal (E-rate)$2.2 Participant Contribution (co-pay)$4.8 State (General Fund Appropriations) K-20 Maintenance, Depreciation and Operations* Baccalaureates$2.6 Community and Technical Colleges$1.7 OSPI for K-12 Schools$5.7 K-20 Transport Revolving Fund$14.8 Total State Appropriations$24.8$24.8 Total Funding$31.8 *Maintenance, Depreciation, and Operations for the shared K-20 Network, not local institution network support costs. These amounts are transferred by the institutions to K-20 and placed in the Revolving Fund. FY Biennium Budget
K-20 K-20 Hub To Internet K-20 Network Operations Management Approach (Data) K-20 CPE Router District/Campus Seattle District/Campus Building Routers K-20 Router K-20 Network Institution’s Router K-20/KOCO Imux/Router/Caching Server Software & Hardware Configuration Management & Database Fault Isolation Problem Resolution Dispatch for circuit problems Dispatch for equipment problems Problem Escalation Technical Support to Sector Problem Coordination with Sector Network Design & Engineering Network Monitoring Capacity Analysis & Planning Imux/Router/Caching Server Maintenance Service Levels Vendor Liaison Equipment Maintenance & Repair Transport Maintenance Sectors Problem Coordination With KOCO Network Design & Engineering Capacity Analysis & Planning Configuration Mgmt Equipment Maintenance & Repair Vendor Liaison Tech Support to Users Dispatch for Problems Problem Escalation K-20 Caching Server K-20 IMUX K-20 Router
K-20 K-20 Network Operations Management Approach (Video) K-20 Network K-20/KOCO Video switch, MCU, hardware configuration management Fault isolation Problem resolution Dispatch for circuit problems Dispatch for equipment problems Problem escalation Technical support to sectors MCU scheduling (switched video) Problem coordination with sectors Network design & engineering Network monitoring Capacity analysis & planning Switched video service levels Vendor liaison Equipment maintenance & repair Transport maintenance Sectors Problem coordination with KOCO Network design & engineering Capacity analysis & planning Configuration management Equipment maintenance & repair Vendor liaison Tech support to users Dispatch for problems Problem escalation Video conference room scheduling MCU scheduling (dedicated video) CODEC IMUX MCU CODEC MCU Video Switch Jacks
K-20 Futures New Sites Partnerships New Technologies Pacific/Northwest Gigapop and Internet2
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