1. Suite 3200 – SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5K3 Phone: 604.822.1348 or 1.800.255.8588 (in BC) Fax: 604.822.9887 www.bc.net - info@bc.net

2. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 2 BCNET Is a consortium of the province’s research intensive post-secondary institutions. Provides advanced network infrastructure and facilitates shared computing services for its members. Provides advanced networks connecting all of these institutions to  Research institutions around the world  Local communities  The larger Internet. Allows researchers to utilize mind-boggling large datasets from around the world. Allows computer scientists to design and test tomorrow’s networks and computers

3. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 3 BCNET Mission and Vision Mission We will provide our membership with the most advanced and cost-effective access to networking services and collaborate with other stakeholders in the evolution of the Internet. Vision We envision a networking environment where British Columbia's research and educational institutions have state-of-the-art access to the world's best Internetworking services.

4. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 4 BCNET Members BCNET Core members (Founding) UBCSFU UVICTRU UNBCBCIT Higher Education Members Emily CarrRoyal Roads Okanagan College R&E Members NRC Health Authorities CBC Cancer Research Centre Genome Sci Research Centre TRIUMF

5. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 5 BCNET Organization Extremely small central staff  4 employees Members operate the network in a collaborative fashion Holding company for shared assets Each member can tailor and operate the network for their distinct needs

6. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 6 BCNET Governance Structure BCNET BOARD CEO Network Engineering Client Services IT Advisory Committees Network Planning Applications Network Research Standard Committees Finance/AuditExecutive

7. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 7 Applications Advisory Committee WGs Applications Advisory Committee Working Groups Disaster Recovery High Performance Computing Security Identity Management Collaboration Technologies Learning Technologies

8. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 8 The Global Research Network

9. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 9 Connecting BC to CA*net4

10. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 10 How it all works …

11. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 11 Other TX’s

12. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 12 TXs and Transit Costs

13. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 13 BCNET Network Management Overall Management UBC 24x7 operations Network Engineering VANTX UBC managed PGTX UNBC managed KELTX UBCO managed KAMTX TRU managed VICTX UVIC managed SURTX SFU managed

14. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 14 Western ROADM Project Fibre

15. Feb 8, 2007 Net@Edu StateNets Slide 15 Western ROADM Project Wavelengths Seattle PNWGP Calgary (Bell) Kamloops (Bell) Vancouver VANTX Vancouver UBC/TRIUMF Kamloops KAMTX Kelowna KELTX B7Ch1 B7Ch2 B6Ch4 B6Ch1 B6Ch2 B7Ch3 B7Ch1 B6Ch2 B6Ch4 B6Ch2 B6Ch3 Calgary UoC B7Ch4 B6Ch3 B6Ch4 B7Ch4 B6Ch1 new MSPP new MSPP new MSPP new MSPP Victoria (Bell) B7Ch3 Victoria VICTX existing MSPP existing MSPP try HDXc foreign wavelength (and/or new MSPP in Q3 '07) *only wavelength to be lit immediately* Legend orange: 10GbE blue: OC-192 B6: CANARIE + NETERA group B7: BCNET group move existing MSPP from GT in Q3 '07