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(Depts. of Transportation) Pat Burns, CIO Colorado State University RMCMOA Presentation January 13, 2014 01/12/15 Connecting the DOTS Connecting the DOTS 1 Connecting the DOTS • CSU transitioned from Qwest xx Mbps service to fiber • 10X the speed • expandable to > 100X speed • 1/3 the annualized cost • 30:1 value ratio! • Services available via the Regional Optical Network (FRGP) unavailable from telcos 01/12/15 The Fiber “Value Proposition” • Rationalization for insourcing 2 Connecting the DOTS 01/12/15 BiSON – Bi-State Optical Network 3 4. What are your future, anticipated needs for fiber? 4 01/12/15 How many 1. Have staff expertise in fiber? 2. Have a robust fiber plant on campus? 3. Are already fiber-connected in the WAN? How? Connecting the DOTS Discussion Connecting the DOTS • Higher education: middle mile, last mile, redundancy • Depts. of Transportation: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSes) 01/12/15 Alignment of Need for Fiber 5 Connecting the DOTS • High-resolution video • Image processing for traffic flow rates • Visible road/weather conditions • Accidents • Road sensors (temperature, some pressure) • Road signs 01/12/15 Intelligent Transportation Systems 6 Connecting the DOTS • Staff • Equipment • Knowledge/expertise • Long history of fiber activities 01/12/15 CSU Had 7 Connecting the DOTS • Buckets of $$$, compared to CSU • Identified a need 01/12/15 CDOT Had 8 Fort Collins Traffic Manager • Installed fiber, and all the problems disappeared • Relate Fred Smith bet lost to City Traffic Engineer • Then, upgraded their 286 to modern hardware to provide traffic management • Everything works fine now, except inability to build double left-turn lanes fast enough Connecting the DOTS • At any particular time, half of them inoperative 01/12/15 • T-1’s to all road intersections with intelligent traffic lights 9 Connecting the DOTS • Bad experiences with prior fiber vendors • Bankruptcy: .com “bust” • Sloppy, tangled installations • Bad splices • Bad/nonexistent cable records 01/12/15 CDOT History with Fiber 10 Connecting the DOTS • Vendors need to be supervised very closely, and work inspected and approved upon completion • If you hire out fiber services, … • “In the new millennium, lessons learned should actually be learned.” – The Dali Lama 01/12/15 Lesson Learned 11 Connecting the DOTS What have been your experiences in managing, supervising vendors? 01/12/15 Discussion 12 Connecting the DOTS • A CSU grad was the deputy director of CDOT • Trust established • Competency evaluated • CDOT was beginning to explore staffing up to manage their own fiber, but had little experience in that realm • Glass is a lot different from asphalt! • Significant regulatory regulations: state and federal (interstates) 01/12/15 CSU-CDOT Partnership 13 Connecting the DOTS • Fiber standards • Fiber installation and splicing procedures/techniques • Management of cable records • Cable recommendations • Vault recommendations • Fiber designs in racks • Equipment advice • All-day training class @ CDOT 01/12/15 CSU Expertise to CDOT 14 Connecting the DOTS • Fix the horrible implementation at Eisenhower Tunnel • Fiber spaghetti in splice cases • Microbends • Bad splices, did not weather well • Not shot post installation • Perform splicing and pre- and post-testing for fiber installed 01/12/15 CSU Labor Initially 15 Connecting the DOTS 01/12/15 Credibility & Value Established! 16 Connecting the DOTS • Quid pro quo • Trade labor for fiber • Trade $ for fiber • Fiber is a “common good” and DOT should assume that under their auspices • Small incremental cost • State policy? 01/12/15 Possible Relationships 17 Connecting the DOTS • Quid pro quo • Trade labor for fiber • Trade $ for fiber • Fiber is a “common good” and DOT should assume that under their auspices • Small incremental cost • State policy? 01/12/15 CSU-CDOT Relationship 18 What possibilities do you envision for working with them? Connecting the DOTS Have you ever talked to your DOT about sharing fiber or other partnerships? 01/12/15 Discussion 19 Ongoing Relationship in CO • • • • Fiber maintenance/repair Splicing a limited number of devices in Relocates Locates Connecting the DOTS • Pre- and post-testing • With CU and CCC participation 01/12/15 • Splicing labor for I-25 Denver to Pueblo • CSU-Pueblo has stepped up significantly! 20 • OTDR • Splicer • Shoot the fiber before and after • Agree to maintain/locate if in an isolated right of way (interstate, low number of relocates) • Follow standards • Single mode fiber only • Purchase six-packs of terminated connectors (splice in) Connecting the DOTS • Develop and succor individual relationships • Staff up, professional development • Purchase needed equipment (eBay) 01/12/15 Do’s 21 Install very strong mule tape Install tracer wire Install excellent grounds Lobby for installation in center median strip • Avoid relocates for each and every on/off ramp mod • Get your own full buffer tube • Ensure you have 24/7 emergency access to repair • Install “strong” – for trucks and buried deep Connecting the DOTS • • • • 01/12/15 Do’s (cont’d) 22 Connecting the DOTS • Can you add to the “Do’s?” 01/12/15 Discussion 23 Multimode fiber Agree to maintain in a dangerous situation/traffic Agree to maintain where numerous relocates are likely Polish single mode fiber connections (splice instead) Install shielded cable (ouch!) Share unless your infrastructure is isolated/under your control • CDOT and CSU share in a single conduit, CSU splices, maintains,… • EagleNet in a separate conduit Connecting the DOTS • • • • • • 01/12/15 Don’ts 24 Connecting the DOTS • Can you add to the “Don’ts?” 01/12/15 Discussion 25 • What would you like to hear more about? Connecting the DOTS • How useful was this? • What was most useful? • What was least useful? 01/12/15 Feedback 26 Connecting the DOTS • What next steps do you envision in this arena? 01/12/15 Next Steps 27