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Libraries and High Performance Broadband Internet Librarian October 2011 Monterey, CA James Werle, MLIS Director, National Internet2 K20 Initiative
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The ability for libraries to provide access to the coming wave of online innovations and the learning experiences and services they will enable will be largely determined by the speed and quality of a library’s connection to the Internet. Each library will need to grapple with the question of how best to seamlessly and affordably scale bandwidth levels to keep ahead of user demand in order to thrive in and expand our role as essential places of learning to the communities we serve. There exists a national fabric of not for profit state and regional R&E networks that are all connected together by Internet2, which is our country’s advanced research and education backbone network. Many of these state/regional R&E networks trace their roots to the mid-80s with Internet2 being created in 1996. They were conceived, engineered, and built from the ground up to meet the high performance internet connectivity needs of educational institutions starting with big 4 year research universities all around the country and expanding today to include connecting the broader education community ranging k-12 schools to libraries and museums. I urge you to think of the R&E networking community as major allies of libraries - they exist to help libraries solve the bandwidth puzzle so we can continue to expand our special and essential role as places where everyone can access an infinite variety of new experiences and expertise and the learning opportunities and services this brave new world is enabling.
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Libraries and High Performance Broadband
Internet LibrarianOctober 2011Monterey, CAJames Werle, MLISDirector, National Internet2 K20 Initiative
In 1996,
28%of public libraries offered the public access to the Internet
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Source: Mashable Infographichttp://mashable.com/2011/06/09/global-internet-traffic-infographic/
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QoSRequirements
Speed Requirements
Rationale
• High bandwidth is needed for applications such as HD videoconferencing, content streaming, and large file sharing and transfer
• Symmetric bandwidth helps with real time 2-way communication such as videoconferencing, video chat, large file transfer, and VoIP (low)
• High Quality of Service (QoS), in particular low latency, is needed for real time applications. Examples include cloud computing, and videoconferencing
Italics = Requires significant upstream bandwidth (symmetric)
Cloud Computing /
Virtual Desktop
HD /Room Videoconferencing
HD Streaming Video
Instant Messaging
Web Browsing
Email File Sharing/ Transfer
Database/ Content Access
Desktop Video chat
Real-Time Simulation/ Online educational gaming
VoIP
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= Basic connectivity is sufficient
= Premium connectivity is helpful
= Premium connectivity is critical
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Advanced Applications Require Advanced Connectivity
SOURCE: “Connections, Capacity, Community: Exploring Potential Benefits of Research and Education Networks for Libraries,” A study commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CSMG Consulting, Boston, MA, February 21, 2011
SOURCE: “2010-2011Public Library Funding and Technology Access Survey Executive Summary” http://www.plinternetsurvey.org/sites/default/files/publications/2011_plftasexecsummary.pdf
Access to high performance broadband
networks is essential for libraries to evolve in the future
http://bit.ly/pFcfRp
For more information, please visit us at http://k20.internet2.edu
Contact:James Werle, MLISDirector, National Internet2 K20 [email protected]
NATIONAL INTERNET2 K20 INITIATIVE
