SCINET The South Carolina Information Network A Gathering of State Networks St. 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 sites ITFS sites

SCINET Users State Agencies K-12 Schools and Libraries Higher Education –Technical Colleges –Universities County and Local Governments - Optional

Old Backbone Network Structure Frame Relay SNA T-1 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 64K 1.5M 768K 256K 155M 64K ATM Frame Relay 1.5M 1.5M 45M 1.5M 1.5M

K-12 Technology Initiative Partnership 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

Independe nt SMDS LATA Configurations InterLATA ATM BellSouth Frame Relay DS-3 DS-1 SCNetPOP Internet Management Reports OC-3 DS-3 MetroNet 2000 SCNetPOP Voice Independent Frame Relay BellSouth SMDS Independent Frame Relay BellSouth Frame Relay Independe nt SMDS BellSouth SMDS DS-1 OC-3 OC-3 DS-3 DS-3 BellSouth/ ICO ATM BellSouth/ ICO ATM OC-3 OC-3 Internet 2 OC-3

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