1. Lighting the Next-Generation Network Across Texas an update on the project _________________________ ___________ 1-27-05 Jim Williams

2. LEARN Mission  LEARN is a non-profit collaboration of Texas higher education institutions that supports their research, education, health care, and public service missions through the innovative development, operation and utilization of advanced statewide networking, access to global resources, and related services.

5. LEARN Topology

6. 10-12-05

7. 1-26-06

8. Future objectives

9. The opportunities for 2006  Finishing our initial deployment  East Texas  West Texas  Corpus and Galveston  Layer 1, 2 or 3?  Fundamentally, we’re about infrastructure – but people don’t use photons  IP service?  Others in space including private sector  Is NLR a good model?  WaveNet, FrameNet, PacketNet, Internet2 aggregation, Colo...  Next Light

10. Organizational priorities  Conclude a 3 year strategic plan  Define a sustainable business plan  Define growth strategy  By location  By constituency  Continue transition from all volunteer effort  Continue long-term organizational and technical leadership participation.  Fully engage Chief Technologist  Add technical staff  Add administrative staff

11. LEARN is...  Baylor University  Baylor College of Medicine  Lamar University  Northeast Texas Consortium (NETnet)  Prairie View A&M University  Rice University  Sam Houston State University  Southern Methodist University  Stephen F. Austin State University  Texas A&M University  Texas A&M University System  Texas A&M University System Health Science Center  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi  Texas Association of Community Colleges  Texas Christian University  Texas State University - San Marcos  Texas Tech University  Texas Tech University System  University of Houston System  University of North Texas System  University of Texas at Arlington  University of Texas at Austin  University of Texas at Dallas  University of Texas at El Paso  University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston  University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler  University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center  University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston  University of Texas - Pan American  University of Texas at San Antonio  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas  University of Texas System