1. Gathering of State Networks St. Louis, MO David Lois - Executive Director 4/17/00

2. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 2 Business Model  WiscNet is a Non-profit Association -501(c)3  Member Owned Cooperative  All Employees are Univ. of Wis. Employees  Business Services (HR, Purchasing, etc.) from UW-Madison  Many Outsource Contracts (NOC, Engineering, etc.)

3. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 3 Overview of Customers  Total Service Base - 477 Members 26 University of Wisconsin Campuses 28 Private Colleges 16 Technical Colleges 342 K-12 School Districts 15 Library Systems All State Government Agencies 36 City/County Governments 3 Hospitals

4. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 4 Overview of Network  SONET Technology  Most Nodes SONET Ring Protected  ATM - Cisco BPX  ATM - Cisco LS1010  Most T1s Aggregated at Telco CO and delivered as DS3 to BPX

5. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 5 Services Available  Internet Service  Some H.323 Video  Web Filtering  Web Hosting  Platform Service (Servers Hosting)  NovaNet Partner  Email, DNS, News

6. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 6 Other Wis. State Net Issues  Dept. of Admin. Provides Mosts Circuits - BadgerNet  TEACH WI Program Provides $100 T1s to K- 12s and Libraries  WiscNet Provides Layer 3 Services

7. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 7 Challenges - NOW  Exponential Grow in Use  Full Cost Recovery of Growing Use  Interface to Other WANs and how those WAN effect our QOS  Filtering effect on QOS - Currently N2H2 - Looking Elsewhere  Scaleable Information - Difficulty of Disseminating Complex Info

8. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 8 Challenges Future  Quality of Service  Cost Separation Models (relates to QOS)  How to get Internet 2 Services to Internet 1 Members  Connectons to other State Nets  Getting more Content to Reduce Rising Costs Impact

9. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 9 WiscNet - your ESP  ESP - Education Service Provider  History - WiscNet only ISP in State  Now - Many, Many ISPs  ESP: Realization that Education Needs Special Support and Services

10. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 10 ESP Services (Potential)  NovaNet - K-12 Remedial Classes  Support for Library Server  Educational Technology Liaison  SLD Application Support  WebCT and Blackboard Services  Member to Member Communication  Member to Member Promotion of THEIR Services

11. August 16, 2015info@wiscnet.net --- www.wiscnet.netPage 11 ESP Services - Continued  Directory Services to Members (Identification, Authentication, and Authorization)  Development of Platform Space for Members  Support of Library Catalog Servers

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