Slide1: E.T. Phone Home? Building the Business Case Timothy Lance NYSERNet University at Albany Slide2: With the naiveté of youth …we thought we had The Dream Team: With the naiveté of youth … we thought we had The Dream Team Slide4: Dream Colocation Site Slide5: Dream International Address Manhattan Project – Phases 1 and 2: Manhattan Project – Phases 1 and 2 Dream Location for Backbone Affording the backbone:Building a sustainable business model: Affording the backbone: Building a sustainable business model The challenge Slide8: American Museum of Natural History Columbus andamp; 77th St. Channel 13/WNET 350 Fifth Ave. 450 W. 33 St. City University of New York 199 Chambers 365 5th Ave. 55 Lexington Ave. 555 W. 57th St. 695 Park Ave. Convent andamp; 138th St. 151 East 25th St. New York Public Library 20 W 53 St. 2556 Bainbridge Ave. 40 Lincoln Center 40 W. 20th St. New York University 251 Mercer St. 7 E. 12th St. Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave. Weill Medical College 1300 York Ave. 575 Lexington Ave. Fordham University 113 W. 60th St. 441 E. Fordham Rd. Mount Sinai NYU Health and School of Medicine 1425 Madison Ave. 170 Williams St. 301 E. 17th St. 550 First Ave. 633 Third Ave. New School University 2 W. 13th St. Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital 2960 Broadway 16 East 60th St. 215 W. 125th St. 333 E. 38th St. 425 E. 61st St. 5141 Broadway 525 E. 68th St. 579 W. 181st St. 627 W. 165th St. 22 W. 60th St. 415 E. 55th St. Manhattan Project Participants – Spring 2002 Initial Steps: Initial Steps Analyze participants’ needs Based on preliminary design issue RFP Technical and financial analysis of respondents Lexent preferred vendor on both criteria Begin discussions with Lexent about fiber backbone and colocation facility Slide10: Original Network Design August, 2002 Slide11: First Major Revision November, 2002 Slide12: Final NYC Network May, 2003 Slide13: American Museum of Natural History Columbus andamp; 77th St. Channel 13/WNET 350 Fifth Ave. 450 W. 33 St. City University of New York 199 Chambers 365 5th Ave. 55 Lexington Ave. 555 W. 57th St. 695 Park Ave. Convent andamp; 138th St. 151 East 25th St. New York Public Library 20 W 53 St. 2556 Bainbridge Ave. 40 Lincoln Center 40 W. 20th St. New York University 251 Mercer St. 7 E. 12th St. Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave. Weill Medical College 1300 York Ave. 575 Lexington Ave. Fordham University 113 W. 60th St. 441 E. Fordham Rd. Mount Sinai NYU Health and School of Medicine 1425 Madison Ave. 170 Williams St. 301 E. 17th St. 550 First Ave. 633 Third Ave. New School University 2 W. 13th St. Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital 2960 Broadway 16 East 60th St. 215 W. 125th St. 333 E. 38th St. 425 E. 61st St. 5141 Broadway 525 E. 68th St. 579 W. 181st St. 627 W. 165th St. 22 W. 60th St. 415 E. 55th St. Manhattan Project Participants – Spring 2002 Slide14: American Museum of Natural History Columbus andamp; 77th St. Channel 13/WNET 350 Fifth Ave. 450 W. 33 St. City University of New York 199 Chambers 365 5th Ave. 55 Lexington Ave. 555 W. 57th St. 695 Park Ave. Convent andamp; 138th St. 151 East 25th St. New York Public Library 20 W 53 St. 2556 Bainbridge Ave. 40 Lincoln Center 40 W. 20th St. New York University 251 Mercer St. 7 E. 12th St. Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave. Weill Medical College 1300 York Ave. 575 Lexington Ave. Fordham University* 113 W. 60th St. 441 E. Fordham Rd. Mount Sinai NYU Health and School of Medicine 1425 Madison Ave. 170 Williams St. 301 E. 17th St. 550 First Ave. 633 Third Ave. New School University 2 W. 13th St. Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital 2960 Broadway 16 East 60th St. 215 W. 125th St. 333 E. 38th St. 425 E. 61st St. 5141 Broadway 525 E. 68th St. 579 W. 181st St. 627 W. 165th St. 22 W. 60th St. 415 E. 55th St. Manhattan Project Participants – Spring 2003 * Fordham University did not withdraw from project. NYSERNet and LMC agreed to postpone buildout of Bronx loop until a later date. Slide15: American Museum of Natural History Columbus andamp; 77th St. Channel 13/WNET 350 Fifth Ave. 450 W. 33 St. City University of New York 199 Chambers 365 5th Ave. 55 Lexington Ave. 555 W. 57th St. 695 Park Ave. Convent andamp; 138th St. 151 East 25th St. New York Public Library 20 W 53 St. 2556 Bainbridge Ave. 40 Lincoln Center 40 W. 20th St. New York University 251 Mercer St. 7 E. 12th St. Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave. Weill Medical College 1300 York Ave. 575 Lexington Ave. Fordham University* 113 W. 60th St. 441 E. Fordham Rd. Mount Sinai NYU Health and School of Medicine 1425 Madison Ave. 170 Williams St. 301 E. 17th St. 550 First Ave. 633 Third Ave. New School University 2 W. 13th St. Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital 2960 Broadway 16 East 60th St. 215 W. 125th St. 333 E. 38th St. 425 E. 61st St. 5141 Broadway 525 E. 68th St. 579 W. 181st St. 627 W. 165th St. 22 W. 60th St. 415 E. 55th St. Manhattan Project Participants – Spring 2003 * Fordham University did not withdraw from project. NYSERNet and LMC agreed to postpone buildout of Bronx loop until a later date. Success in one area … … creates more opportunity: Success in one area … … creates more opportunity Slide17: Potential FOC RISQ/ORION NYSERNet FOC Backbone Center for Advanced Technology Center for Excellence Strategically Targeted Academic Research Centers Gateway Slide18: NEREN Montreal Fredericton Upstate New York Alternate paths Slide19: The ORION, Merit andamp; NYSERnet regional networks Slide20: Dynamic Path Examples NEREN, NYSERNet, RISQ, ORION: NEREN, NYSERNet, RISQ, ORION Northeast Grid: Northeast Grid Slide23: Global Integrated Lambda Pool 2Q2004: Global Integrated Lambda Pool 2Q2004 DWDM SURFnet 10 Gbit/s SURFnet 10 Gbit/s SURFnet 10 Gbit/s IEEAF 10 Gbit/s Dwingeloo ASTRON/JIVE Prague CzechLight 2.5 Gbit/s NSF 10 Gbit/s London UKLight Stockholm NorthernLight 2.5 Gbit/s New York MANLAN 10 Gbit/s 10 Gbit/s 10 Gbit/s 2x10 Gbit/s IEEAF 10 Gbit/s 2x10 Gbit/s 10 Gbit/s 2.5 Gbit/s 2.5 Gbit/s Tokyo APAN Geneva CERN Chicago Amsterdam Sydney AARnet 10 Gbit/s 10 Gbit/s 10 Gbit/s Tokyo WIDE Forging the partnership behind the business case required: Forging the partnership behind the business case required Listening and understanding each other Internally sustaining commitment Patience More patience And still more patience Fundamentally, though, this is based on A good idea, and trust. Thank You: A good idea, and trust. Thank You