Fiber optic Interconnect

See NEW pictures below!
07/16/08

     The IT department has put forth the desire to interconnect all schools and the SAU with a fiberoptic line.  By connecting our schools together with this type of line we can then aggregate all existing T-1 lines into one location (See below) and dramatically increase Internet access for all schools, allow us to consolidate our district servers and will move us away from a 4 domain network to a single WAN. (Wide Area Network)

     With fiber optics in place internet speeds will be dramatically improved and give us the infrastructure we need to move forward with long distance education, full mode video conferencing and a host of other impressive abilities. 

    Not only will this be a step in the right direction, over time we will be able to save money as well as
increase the reliability of our network. 

     Look for more updates on this project as we go through the process.  For sure this will be the biggest improvement that the IT department has suggested as well as the most labor intensive... but there is no question it will be worth the effort!  I will be posting information as it comes my way to keep you up to speed on the status of this proposed project.  If all goes smoothly we can project a Summer of 2009 installation.


PHASE 1:  As of 06/25/08 we have broken ground between the High School and SAU building to lay the first ever Single Mode Fiber Optical cable within the district.  This new cable will help increase network access between RHS and the SAU building.  In addition, since the new cable will be able to handle an enormous amount of data we will be able to move the Admin building T-1 over to the high School and save 1/2 our monthly cost in the process.  This means that we will be able to double the bandwidth at the High School AND the SAU at a huge savings!  The added bandwidth will be required to support all the current internet use as well as support Power School which is a web based software package.  We will be posting some ground breaking pictures of the new cable being placed, shortly.

PHASE 2: The District is currently in the design stage to implement the remaining fiber connections to the other buildings.  We need to clear a few hurdles before we can begin this project.  With luck we will be on track for a Summer 2009 Installation. 
 

    PHASE 1 - Fiber Optical Connection between the SAU and the Raymond High School

Shown below is the underground trench being dug which will hold the conduit connecting the SAU building and the High School Via Fiber Optics.  This improvement, scheduled to come online before Sept 1, 2008 will allow us to move the T-1 at the SAU building over to the High School, thus doubling the bandwidth for both the High School and the SAU.  This improvement will generate a significant savings in operating costs while doubling the available bandwidth for both locations!

 

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