1. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 1 NYSERNet New York City Dark Fiber Network alan@columbia.edu

2. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 2 Motivation uMulti-campus institutions (CU, NYU, NYPL, etc.) in NYC. uLots of bandwidth/expensive circuits u2 x OC3, 3 x DS3, 12 x T1, etc. uPrivate microwave links (2 fastE, 1 DS3) uDark fiber being offered competing with telco circuits. uUse NYSERNet as a buying club.

3. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 3 NYSERNet uFounded in mid-1980’s as NSFnet regional by R&E’s. uInternet2 gigapop and NYS K-20 “SEGP”. uAcquires bulk commodity Internet BW. uQuilt member. uServices from Broadwing, Qwest, etc. uNYC project first of several statewide dark fiber projects.

4. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 4 Many prior DF projects uCanarie (Canada) uSURA uCENIC uFiber condominium builds

5. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 5 Build or Lease? uRobert Proulx CE for Quebec/Ontario fiber condos: Know what it costs to build even if you end up leasing. uAlan Hahn, PE, coordinated preliminary ECS duct study and construction budget estimates.

6. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 6 Producing the RFP uNYSERNet meetings w/potential partners. uNYC member-based technical committee uContacted potential participants. uReviewed colocation facility options. uRFP generated w/Ray LaChance & Rao Karanam.

7. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 7 Fiber Requirements uSurvivable topology uRing(s) uShort, diverse laterals uMinimum separation of 2 blocks uFiber characteristics ucapable of 40 Gbps ugood for 5-10 years uCWDM/DWDM

8. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 8 Fiber characteristics uRFP respondents w/installed fiber: uSMF-28 u“good enough” for their primary business. uRecommendations for new fiber: uLow water peak: Allwave vs. SMF-28e uNZDSF: Truewave vs. LEAF uInstall both types? uSettle for installed SMF-28?

9. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 9 Colocation Facilities uNot 60 Hudson St. uCarrier neutral ucarriers offering service to members uPotential R&E peering point uAbilene uCanarie uEuropean R&E’s landing in NYC

10. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 10 Colocation Facilities uHVAC uGenerators (and a plan to fuel them). uRedundant AC and DC supplies uTwo diversely-routed fiber laterals. uEquipment racks, ladder trays, etc.

11. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 11 Participants American Museum of Natural History City University of New York Columbia University Cornell University Medical College Fordham University Mount Sinai-NYU Health New School University NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York University Rockefeller University WNET Channel 13

12. 9/3/2002NYMAN'02 12 FIN