Keewaytinook Okimakanak Presentation to First Nations Connect Conference Smart Initiative Broadband Network Infrastructure Thunder Bay, Ontario Presented by: Dan Pellerin Network Manager February 12, 2002

Welcome

Building a network Networks do not magically appear… –They evolve over time. Factors such as funds, human resources, technical abilities, infrastructure all play The following slides show some of the steps involved in building a community network and bringing the communities together into a wide area network (WAN).

Building a Network a local area network

Building a Network internet access

Building a Network broadband access

Building a Network the aggregation process

Building a Network the community network

Building a Network Wide area network

Building a Network The service providers

Building a Network expansion of WAN

Benefits of the Network Regional in nature –Northern Ontario, NAN region. Multiprotocol –video, data, voice all on the same network. Scalable –network can grow as communities join. Interoperable –using published standards insures being able to join other networks.. Eg. North Network, ENO.

Benefits of the Network Aggregation. –Traffic is aggregated to the benefit of all the community members Services and client needs met. –No one organization can do the network completely. Using an aggregated network ensures that service providers reach the clients most effectively.

Cost items Customer premise equipment –computers, hubs, switches, servers, routers. Local loop equipment. Community access equipment WAN charges Internet access charges.

It is a journey Technology evolves; a solution today may not be suitable for tomorrow, so plan as such. In ten years today’s networks may be seen as primitive, but they will have carved the way for the present and future users. Not everything will succeed 100% but even in Business and Government there are *errors*

BEST PRACTICES Create partnerships Get companies to know Communities. Train local people. Not only the consultants. Have constant communication with community leaders and champions. Smaller projects leading to the bigger picture is preferable. Share proposals and resources with other groups Let the community take ownership

Bringing it home The next few slides show the network growth over the past three years as it relates to the NAN region.

In the beginning

Slate Falls joins up.

The link to Toronto and ENO

The Shibogama Connection

Windigo comes onboard

Fort Hope and Webequie

Sandy Lake and Ottawa

The Kuh-ke-nah network

The most important part of the network. The People. Future System Administrator The Next group of Software Engineers?

K-Net’s Partners in Community Development

Partners in Community Development THE FEDERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IN NORTHERN ONTARIO

Partners in Community Development

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT KUH-KE-NAH Website ( Brian Beaton Project Leader Dan Pellerin K-Net Services at KNET (5638) CD ROM (please request)