Technology Basics Understanding Eligible Services TECH BASICS CATEGORY

Technology Basics Understanding Eligible Services

TECH BASICS CATEGORY ONE • Fiber (Lit and Dark) • OC-1, OC-3, OC-12, OC-n • Wireless Service (e. g. microwave) • Satellite Services • DS-1, DS-2, DS-3 • Ethernet • T-1, T-3, Fractional T-1 • Self-Provisioned Network Frame Relay SMDS Cable Modem DSL ATM Telephone Dialup Broadband over Power Lines • ISDN • MPLS • • 2

TECH BASICS INTERNET: WHAT IS FIBER? POWERED BY LIGHT GLASS WIRE INSIDE PLASTIC CABLE FASTER THAN COPPER MORE EXPENSIVE THAN COPPER EITHER DARK, LIT, OR SELF PROVISIONED 3

TECH BASICS LEASED LIT FIBER • Service Provider owns and provides fiber • Service Provider owns and provides lighting equipment • Most Florida Applicants have Leased Lit Fiber LEASED DARK FIBER • Before purchase, this fiber is not being used • Service Provider owns and provides fiber • Applicant pays separately to have fiber lit • Includes indefeasible rights of use 4

TECH BASICS SELF-PROVISIONED • Applicant hires a vendor to build fiber • Applicant hires a vendor to light the fiber • Applicant has complete ownership of the fiber and lighting equipment • Must compare with dark and lit fiber solutions to prove cost efficiency. 5

TECH BASICS MPLS • • Multiprotocol Label Switching: A Network Technique. Can be run over any transport (DSL, FIBER, Copper) Quality control, security features, and traffic engineering enabled. High cost solution 6

TECH BASICS TYPES OF TRANSMISSION SERVICES T-1 T-CARRIER LEVEL 1 • Runs on Copper T circuits • T-1 = 1. 544 Mbit/s(24 Channels) • T-5 = 400. 352 Mbit/s(5760) OC-1 (OPTICAL CARRIER ONE) ETHERNET • Transmission Unit of measure • Most common Protocol • More expensive than Ethernet • Developed by computer industry rather than telephone companies • Runs on Fiber • Can run over Copper or Fiber • Instead of ordering a service level, order an Ethernet port capable of a maximum speed 7

TECH BASICS Box represents service boundaries Service includes CPE, Circuit, and Internet Direct Internet Access INTERNET VENDOR OWNED 8

TECH BASICS Service includes CPE, Circuit, and Internet LIBRARY ONE LIBRARY TWO WAN INTERNET WAN CIRCUIT 9

TECH BASICS Category Two: Internal Connections • • • Access points Cabling Caching Firewalls Switches Routers Racks UPS Wireless LAN Controllers Support Software • Improvements, upgrades and software necessary to support eligible broadband internal connections components • Functionalities listed here that can be virtualized in the cloud, and equipment that combines eligible functionalities are also eligible. 10

TECH BASICS NETWORK SWITCH • Connects multiple devices to a network. • Router > Switches > WAPS WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS • Extends the network by broadcasting Wi. Fi • Wireless Controllers manage large #’s of WAPS • Switches typically feed WAPS 11

TECH BASICS Router vs Modem vs Router Modem vs Optical Network Terminal 12

TECH BASICS ROUTERS MODEMS ‒ Device that routes data to from network to network ‒ Modems are connected to routers ‒ Routers cannot understand circuit data without help ‒ Translates circuit data into computer data ROUTER MODEMS ‒ Modems cannot share data without help ‒ A router with a modem in it. ‒ This is what you have at home (most likely) 13

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TECH BASICS FIREWALLS • Combination of hardware and software used to protect a network. • Firewalls can be cloud based, premises based, or equipment included. • Firewalls can protect your perimeter and remote users. They can also protect your cloud infrastructure and cloud services. Is your firewall FWaa. S, Iaa. S, or BFWaa. S? ? 15

TECH BASICS WHAT IS A LICENSE? License as a concept ―A license is an agreement that allows you to use a program. ―The terms of this agreement is spelled out in the “End User License Agreement. ” (EULA)

TECH BASICS TYPES OF LICENSES IN E-RATE Right to use (Internal Connections) ØLicense required for basic function of equipment. ØTypically bundled with equipment purchase. Upgrade license (Basic Maintenance) ØLicenses that enable additional functionality, patches, and more advanced security. ØOften offered as a separate product with separate charges. Support license (Basic Maintenance) ØLicenses that offers technical support from the company, upgrades, and patches. ØOften offered as a separate product with separate charges.