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E-Rate: A Dark Fiber Network Solution
Laura DiltzJoel Bojarski
E-Rate is a federal Education Rate program, which provides discounts to schools and libraries for telecommunications, technology and services.
E-Rate
Dark fiber is a term used to describe fiber optic cable that is not being used at the time
This is contrasted with active fiber optic cable, often referred to as lit cable
Optical, physical connection between 2 or more locations
What is dark fiber?
Fiber optics is a medium in which information is transmitted through glass or plastic fiber in the form of light.
Dark fiber is the simplest, most reliable network available
No shared telecom service between providers
Dark Fiber
Dark fiber services offer a predictable, fixed cost that does not change from year to year
No matter how much speed you add, your cost stays the same
Predictability
As your district’s needs grow, the network evolves with you.
Your costs remain fixed, and with small equipment changes, you can increase the speed of your network any time.
Scalability
All your maintenance and repair needs met easily, efficiently, and in a fraction of the time
Service
By provisioning your district’s traffic through a dedicated dark fiber strand, the fiber optic network is the most secure option available
Security
Forms
Forms
Deadline 2/14/13
Deadline 3/14/13
Deadline 7/12/13
Two Different Service “Types”
Priority 1
Priority 2
Telecommunications Services◦ Telephone (local, long distance, cell phone)◦ Digital Transmission Services
Internet Services
Priority 1 Services
Dark fiber must be lit immediately Does NOT allow for unneeded capacity or
warehousing of dark fiber for future use Installation costs to hook up the dark fiber
are eligible◦ This includes charges for installation within the
property line Modulating electronics for leased dark fiber
are not eligible
Conditions for Leased Fiber
Internal Connections (wiring, hubs, switches, cabling, and some types of servers)
Basic maintenance of internal connections
Priority 2 Services
Planning Your Dark Fiber
Network for Your School District
Welcome to Anytown School District
Hub and Spoke◦ Simple design and troubleshooting◦ Less network protection◦ Requires a smaller fiber backbone◦ $$
Network Options
Hybrid: Ring and Spoke◦ Protects critical sites◦ Secondary sites on a single
lateral or “Daisy Chain”◦ $$$
Ring Design◦ Most network protection◦ Requires a larger backbone◦ $$$$
Hub and Spoke
Hub and Spoke
Hub and Spoke
X
Ring Design
Ring Design
Ring Design
X
Hybrid: Ring and Spoke Design
Hybrid: Ring and Spoke Design
Midwest Fiber Networks, LLC (MWFN), a Milwaukee-based company, was founded in 2001 as an Alternate Telecommunications Utility
Objective of delivering cost effective, alternate technology highways. Our networks offer your organization the ability to lease virtually unlimited bandwidth at a fixed cost
Who is MWFN?
Services We Offer
Questions?
Thank You!