Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network Arkansas Association of Public Universities Little Rock, Arkansas April 10, 2008 Dr. Robert Zimmerman ARE-ON Executive Director

2 ARE-ON Mission Statement The mission of ARE-ON is to promote, develop and apply advanced communications technologies to support and enhance education, research, public service and economic development. Goals and Objectives: Facilitate and accelerate the adoption of advanced communications technologies among our members. Provide reliable, cost effective access to the advanced communication technologies and services required by our members. Establish a leadership role for ARE-ON members in the use of advanced communications technologies for research, teaching and learning. Increase collaboration among our members and with regional, national, and international initiatives. Enhance the abilities of our members to foster economic development opportunities within their service areas. Secure grant funding to support our mission and goals.

3 ARE-ON Members Fayetteville Magnolia Russellville Fort Smith Arkadelphia Conway Monticello Pine Bluff Jonesboro Little Rock

4 ARE-ON Setting the Scene MIDnet ARKnet 1997 – Internet – ARE-ON 2027

5 ARE-ON Internet2 Network Seattle Jacksonville Pensacola Baton Rouge San Antonio Houston Dallas Tulsa Kansas Kansas City Denver Raton Albuquerque El Paso Phoenix Los Angeles Sunnyvale Boise Portland Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Buffalo New York City Raleigh Louisville International Connection Points Washington DC Nashville Atlanta Indianapoli Indianapolis Salt Lake City

6 ARE-ON Fiber Routes Fayetteville Magnolia Russellville Fort Smith Arkadelphia Conway Monticello Pine Bluff Jonesboro Little Rock TULSA MEMPHIS MONROE DALLAS

7 ARE-ON Implementation Phases 1. Connect Fayetteville campus to NLR and Internet2 via OneNet (completed) 2. Acquire/build Little Rock infrastructure and connect UALR & UAMS 3. Acquire/build infrastructure for ASU connection 4. Acquire/build infrastructure for UAPB and UAM connections 5. Acquire/build infrastructure for UCA and ATU connections 6. Acquire/build infrastructure for UAFS connection 7. Acquire/build infrastructure for SAUM and HSU connections 8. Complete Dallas to Tulsa connection

8 ARE-ON Timeline Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep 2008 … Oct - Dec Jan -Mar Apr - Jun Phase 7 Phase 8 Phase 6 (depends on UAFS readiness) Phase 5 Phase 4 (depends on UAM readiness) Phase 3 ACTIVE Phase 2 ACTIVE 2009 … … … … … …

9 ARE-ON is a high-speed fiber-based optical communications network established and operated by a consortium of public four-year universities in Arkansas. ARE-ON is a state entity governed by the presidents and chancellors of participating institutions, in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. ARE-ON Governance Statement

10 Presidents and Chancellors of ARE-ON universities ARE-ON Board of Directors Executive Director Research Advisory Chief Technology Officer ARE-ON Business Management Steering Committee Technical Working Group Network Engineers ARE-ON Organizational Chart

11 $6,400,000 State of Arkansas General Improvement Funds Acquire fiber for backbone and equipment to connect Fayetteville campus $ 9,509,746 General Obligation Bonds Acquire equipment to light backbone and acquire last mile connection $ 3,055,554 Arkansas Mineral Lease Rights Operating Costs Funding Level SourceUse ARE-ON Sources and Uses of Funds

12 Internet Bandwidth University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

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ARE-ON Core Agendas 14  Research – basic and applied  Academic – scaling ARE-ON resources across the curriculum  Healthcare – telehealth/telemedicine  Emergency Preparedness

Cyberinfrastructure Benefits 15 Magnolia Russellville Fort Smith Arkadelphia Conway Monticello Pine Bluff Jonesboro TULSA MEMPHIS MONROE DALLAS Little Rock Fayetteville Computational and storage resources located at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences can be shared via ARE-ON. Research on large-scale data archives at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences can be performed on supercomputers across the state to improve health care for all Arkansans. As demand grows, smaller resources can be placed at other institutions.

Telehealth Benefits 16 ATOM: Arkansas Telehealth Oversight & Management Expansion of the Arkansas Telehealth Network: Access to ARE-ON Fiber Network and Arkansas Interactive Video Network Arkansas Telehealth Network site Arkansas Department of Education Interactive Video Network (Vnet) site ARE-ON Fiber Backbone Hub & Router site ARE-ON Fiber Backbone Lines Little Rock ATOM statewide hub to Internet2 at UAMS

17 Question and Answer Period ARE-ON