1. 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

2. Welcome

3. 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).

4. Building a Network a local area network

5. Building a Network internet access

6. Building a Network broadband access

7. Building a Network the aggregation process

8. Building a Network the community network

9. Building a Network Wide area network

10. Building a Network The service providers

11. Building a Network expansion of WAN

12. 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.

13. 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.

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

15. 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*

16. 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

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

18. In the beginning

19. Slate Falls joins up.

20. The link to Toronto and ENO

21. The Shibogama Connection

22. Windigo comes onboard

23. Fort Hope and Webequie

24. Sandy Lake and Ottawa

25. The Kuh-ke-nah network

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

27. K-Net’s Partners in Community Development

28. Partners in Community Development THE FEDERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IN NORTHERN ONTARIO http://fednor.ic.gc.ca

29. Partners in Community Development

30. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT KUH-KE-NAH Website (http://knet.on.ca) Brian Beaton Project Leader (brian.beaton@knet.on.ca) Dan Pellerin dan.pellerin@knet.on.ca K-Net Services at 877-737-KNET (5638) CD ROM (please request)