Private Fiber NetworkTechnology Implications

Montclair Public Schools

Administrative CouncilApril 29, 2004

What is a fiber-optic network?

Cables composed of slender strands of high-purity glass

Buried underground or hung overhead

Provide infrastructure to transmit large volumes of data, voice and video

Bandwidth = 1Gig (Almost 1000 times our present capacity)

Partnership with the Township

Schools, Municipality and Library - 25 buildings.

Shared expenses and resources

Use existing poles and right-of-ways

Core at the new Fire House

Security of equipment and buildings

24/7 monitoring

Benefits

Of a

Fiber Network

ROI (Return on Investment)

$ Own our network

$ Eliminate T1 Verizon lines between

buildings

$ Save $400/month/school

$ Possibility for VOIP

Land Speed Record

Communication Network

Virtual Administrative Meetings

Home/School -Remote access for

teachers and students

Library access to resources/videos

Mentoring - interaction with experts

AdministrativeVirtual Meetings

Centralized Data Storage and Archiving

Software - financial, personnel

Student Databases

Recruitment of staff

24 hour security system

Video Distribution Video on Demand/Video Streaming - stream high quality stored video and audio to any TV or computer on the network

Classroom curriculum United StreamingProfessional DevelopmentTaping classroom instruction for other classes

Video Broadcasting - one stream throughout the network

Guest speakerSuperintendent’s messageSecurity cameras

Video Conferencing- school to school or globally

Distance LearningShare courses within the districtParticipate in courses in other K12 schools or universitiesParticipate in satellite teleconferencesJason Project - interact with scientistsLiberty Science CenterCollaborate with expertVirtual Field TripRainforest Connection Live!2004

Hardware Needed

•VOD Server

•IP TV or computer in the

classroom/auditorium

•Video cart with cameras and

broadcasting equipment

•Fiber Network

www.internet2.edu

K20 Initiative -

Montclair State University SponsorshipNJ Edge (NJState Education Network)Abilene, the Internet2 national network backbone to the broad educational community

Goal: Bring together Internet2 member institutions, K20 education, libraries, and museums - making resources available anywhere and anytime, reaching minority students and helping instructors develop new teaching techniques.

The Internet2

Supporting personal communications, meetings, conferences, and teaching and learning

Internet2 is a private video and data network supporting large-scale, distributed collaboration for the research and education community

Enabling one-to-one, one-to-group, and group- to-group collaboration

Internet2 Universities205 universities, 66 corporations41 non-profits and gov’t labs

Corporate Partners

• Opportunities for EducationUndergraduate Education

Introduction to Weather & Climate - manipulate shared images, forecast weather with large weather stationsMusic collaboration with New World Symphony, Columbia University, Manhattan School of Music

Distance Learning - Interactive academic courses, AP courses. “Virtual communities” of geographically dispersed students

Collaboration Tools - web based and collaboration software for an interdisciplinary team-teaching environment teachers and students

Remote Instruction - Rutgers Observatory and microscopes

Application Attributes

Interactive collaboration

Real-time access to remote resources

Music instruction – University of Oklahoma

New World Symphony, Columbia, Manhattan School of Music

Philips XL30

Remote Scanning Electron Microscope

The University of Michigan

American Sign Language

Internet Science and Technology Fair

Target Audience: Grades 3-12 science, math, technology teachers; Practicing professionals, including engineers, scientists, medical technologists and researchers; and educational coordinators, technology specialists, and program directorsContact Info: Bruce Furino, Director of Special ProgramsCollege of Engineering and Computer Science,University of Central Florida

Description: This is an opportunity for science, math, and technology teachers to get their students involved in real-life projects in engineering and other technical fields that would allow them to explore, ponder and consider these fields as career possibilities. Teams of students in grade 3-12 use information technology tools, collaborate with actual scientists and engineers, as they apply the scientific inquiry process to real-world problems.

International Partners Asia-Pacific

AAIREP (Australia)APAN (Asia-Pacific)APAN-KR (Korea)APRU (Asia-Pacific)CERNET, CSTNET, NSFCNET (China)JAIRC (Japan)JUCC (Hong Kong)NECTEC / UNINET (Thailand)NG-NZ (New Zealand)SingAREN (Singapore)TAnet2 (Taiwan)

AmericasCANARIE (Canada)CEDIA (Ecuador)CLARA (Latin America and Caribbean)CNTI (Venezuela)CR2NET (Costa Rica)CUDI (Mexico)REUNA (Chile)RETINA (Argentina)RNP [FAPESP] (Brazil)SENACYT (Panama)

Europe-Middle EastARNES (Slovenia)BELNET (Belgium)CARNET (Croatia)CESnet (Czech Republic)DANTE (Europe)DFN-Verein (Germany)GIP RENATER (France)GRNET (Greece)HEAnet (Ireland)HUNGARNET (Hungary)INFN-GARR (Italy)Israel-IUCC (Israel)NORDUnet (Nordic Countries)POL-34 (Poland)FCCN (Portugal)RedIRIS (Spain)RESTENA (Luxembourg)RIPN (Russia)SANET (Slovakia)Stichting SURF (Netherlands)SWITCH (Switzerland)TERENA (Europe)JISC, UKERNA (United Kingdom)Qatar Foundation Network (Qatar)

TimelineJune 2004 - Complete Installation of FiberJuly/August - Light up FiberSummer 2004 - Collaborate with NJEdge/Internet2

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Private Fiber NetworkTechnology Implications

Montclair Public Schools

Administrative CouncilApril 29, 2004