Re: Updated bandwidth info on Weatherx.admin.niu.edu (fwd)

To: Mike Schmidt <address@hidden>
Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
Subject: Re: Updated bandwidth info on Weatherx.admin.niu.edu

Hi Mike,

> Gilbert,
>
> Any chance you'll have gigabit connections to your LDM server, and if
> so, can you support large MTU (jumbo frames)?  We've been experimenting
> with a 9000 byte MTU and we'd like to do end-to-end bandwith testing
> with a few geographically distributed sites when possible.

I just got the definitive ord today...it would cost minimum $50,000 to 
$100,000 to get the connection at this time. No way does my boss have that 
kind of $$$$ right now, unfortunately. Read on...Herb Kuryliw is our 
Senior Network Architect.

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Gilbert Sebenste                                                     ********
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Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:40:48 -0600
From: Herb Kuryliw <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: Updated bandwidth info on Weatherx.admin.niu.edu (fwd)

I know that we are supporting a larger MTU through the connection with
MREN and I think it is a size of 9180 that is required by them. I cannot
verify that until someone gets back from vacation but I am about 90%
certain that is correct. As you mention in reply to this E-Mail it is
the gigabit connection to you in Davis that is the issue. Our model for
deploying Gigabit to research initiatives will be to work with them to
determine their needs and give a cost as to what it will take to make
that upgrade.  So pretty much full cost of installation and maintenance
would be on you if that is what you want. The assessment also includes
what your needs would be over the I2 and what/if we need to upgrade to
make that happen. Just guess off the top of my head we would be talking
around the $50K mark that would include the connection upgrades and
maintenance for 5 years.  That is an extremely rough estimate but
certainly would not see it going over $100K.

To explain that a little, we did things a little backwards at this
University for I2.  Typically the research community would get the
money, justify and build the I2 connection.  Since no one really had the
ability to do that other than ITS, we did this connection out of our
budget to create a catalyst to begin using research dollars for its
continued support.  I am trying to work as the go between for that
initiative in a hope to build a better future for NIU and eventually
research dollars expanding to bigger and better things.

Herb

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Gilbert Sebenste                                                     ********
(My opinions only!)                                                  ******
Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University                      ****
E-mail: address@hidden                                  ***
web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu                                      **
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