Norfolk’s Community Fiber Optic Network
Overview
Connects 12 City buildings, 14 school buildings, 2 hospitals, 3 financial institutions, 1 public safety facility, and over 10 additional campus-wide sites. All participants have ownership in the network
Covers 27 miles today, with much of the system looped redundantly.
All City offices have LAN connectivity to all other City offices. There are no distance barriers or network speed barriers.
Reduced from two AS/400 computer systems to one Installed a single shared file server for all City
divisions
Installed new Voice over IP (VOIP) phone system –
eliminated most Centrex service, eliminated numerous phone lines, consolidated from 8 phone systems 1
phone system
Ability to share files, documents, laser printers,
Internet service, and even copiers between buildings Improved data security with all files are stored on and backed up from a single file server
City of Norfolk Network Diagram
Fire Department Administration Library Fiber Fiber Fiber Firewall Fiber IF IF IF BB IF Street Department IF Police IF Data Server AS/400 IF D1 IF IF Fiber Fiber Fiber Cable One - ISPBB
Public PCs
Staff PCs Cisco 2514 Router
FIBER CONVERTERS LEGEND
BB - Black Box LE615A-R2 10 Mbps D1 - Digi MIL-170T 10 Mbps D2 - Digi MIL-190C 100 Mbps IF - Integrated Fiber Module 1 Gbps
HP 4108 Switch 48 Port 10/100, 12 Port Fiber Optic
In May 2003, the City of Norfolk received a Class 2 fire rating from
the Insurance Services Office (ISO), which is the best fire rating of any Nebraska city. The
ISO ratings range from 1 at the highest to 10 at the lowest. Only
.7 percent of the cities in the United States are rated a Class 2 and most cities range between a Class 4 to 6. ISO calculates its ratings on the capabilities of the
fire department, water
department, water distribution system and dispatcher
communication system.
Fire Chief Shane Weidner conducts morning briefing between two fire stations, using two-way video over
Cost to connect 7 City offices - $100,000
Cost for a five year lease of a 100MB service to connect these same 7 City offices
-$1,200,000
Simple construction, off the shelf hardware. 1GB fiber to copper media converter is only $700
This network is second to none, it is capable of providing the same speeds as networks just beginning to be installed in major
metropolitan areas
Demonstrated our commitment to bringing advanced and affordable telecommunication services to Norfolk
Since the construction of the initial phase of the network, five different providers have
begun to offer broadband services in Norfolk: phone company - DSL
cable company - cable modem others - 4 wireless ISPs
How Fast is Fast?
One of our senior elected officials got
Past, present, and future of data communication speeds:
Year Transmission Speed 1980 300 bps
1990 9600 bps
2000 300,000 bps 2010 9,600,000 bps 2020 307,200,000 bps
(each decade results in an increase in speed by a factor of 32)
Fiber is the only medium today capable of these speeds
Video conferencing Distance learning
Sharing of specialized staff such as
translators, computer support personnel, or engineers
Sharing of equipment such as computer systems or phone systems
Shared ownership by multiple entities Easy to build/replicate
Cost effective
Important for economic development in the information economy
Meets current and future communication needs
One Library Consortium
(Norfolk Public Library, Northeast Community College Columbus Public Library and Central Community College)
ONE Library is a partnership of multi-type libraries using a
shared library automation system that provides a greatly expanded, unified library collection to
patrons of Northeast and Central Nebraska. This project was a
collaborative effort that resulted in the sharing of resources across political subdivisions, eliminating redundancies and saving tax
ONE Library: A Consortium of
Multi-type Libraries
Who Were Initial Partners?
Norfolk Public Library
Columbus Public Library
¾ Bookmobile
Northeast Community College
¾ All three libraries were “shopping” for new systems – they had automation systems that were at the end of their
functional lives
¾ Recognized the benefits of a shared project
Central Community College
ONE Library: A Consortium of
Multi-type Libraries
Administrative Benefits
Share in the purchase of one
library automation system – save money
Share annual software
maintenance fees – save money
Provide efficient systems
management from one point
Reallocate staff to public
ONE Library: A Consortium of
Multi-type Libraries
Patron Benefits
Provide a wide variety of subject
resources that meet the needs of the
member's constituents
Patrons see everything “at-a-glance”
Provide a consistent interface for
ONE Library Consortium:
Initial Project Cost Summaries for Each Library Purchasing Separate Systems
$283,783 $ 70,114 $103,365 $110,304 Total $ 21,000 $ 7,000 $ 7,000 $ 7,000 Training $ 19,200 $ 6,000 $ 7,200 $ 6,000 Installation $ 19,500 $ 3,200 $ 7,800 $ 8,500 Data Preparation $ 40,468 $ 11,634 $ 11,690 $ 17,144 Hardware $183,615 $ 42,280 $ 69,675 $ 71,660 Software Total Northeast Norfolk Columbus
ONE Library: A Consortium of
Multi-type Libraries
$172,693 $ 50,596 $ 60,031 $ 62,060 Total $ 13,500 $ 4,500 $ 4,500 $ 4,500 Training $ 14,400 $ 4,800 $ 4,800 $ 4,800 Installation $ 19,500 $ 3,200 $ 7,800 $ 8,500 Data Preparation $ 19,761 $ 4,769 $ 4,769 $ 10,223 Hardware $105,516 $ 33,327 $ 38,162 $ 34,027 Software Total Consortium Northeast Norfolk ColumbusONE Library: A Consortium of
Multi-type Libraries
Cost Savings
The initial consortium group saved over $110,000.00 purchasing one shared system as an alternative to purchasing separate systems.
Annual service maintenance costs have been greatly reduced. The two public libraries have each seen savings of over $7,000.00 annually since the project began. Over the next seven years, that will result in close to $100,000 is savings for the two public
libraries alone.
Using one server at one central location accessible to all member libraries over high-speed internet connections;
Reducing the number of Information Technology (IT) staff needed to maintain separate systems, by providing highly trained IT staff at Norfolk Public Library for the purpose of maintaining the system for all libraries; this in turn freed up IT staff from other libraries for public service duties
elsewhere within the library;
Reducing initial costs of individual replacement automation systems;
Reducing annual maintenance fees;
ONE Library: A Consortium of
Multi-type Libraries
Goals
To connect the schools,
public libraries, colleges, and hospitals in Northeast
Nebraska to one shared information system
Create one large information
database for Northeast Nebraskans
To serve as a model project
Issue debt service bonds for the purchase of technology
equipment and/or services to aid in the delivery of library information services.
Requires cooperative arrangement between at least two
different governmental subdivisions.
Principal amount of bonds shall not exceed $250,000 for
cities of the primary class, $100,000 for cities of the first class and $50,000 for all others.
Maturity of five years or less. Requires a public hearing.
Vote required if within 30 days of intention to issue debt a
remonstrance is signed by at least 15% of the registered voters of the governmental subdivision.
The Myth of Continuity
www.ci.norfolk.ne.us – recently refreshed
Video clips of Town Hall meeting on the Regional Center
Entire City Municipal Code is available and searchable Much other city
government information
Replaced 8 obsolete partially functioning phone systems in eight separate buildings with one VOIP system
VOIP phone system runs over our existing computer network. All phone cabling has been eliminated
Eliminated all phone lines going into each building and installed a 23 line T1 into the new phone system at the central location
Cost savings will pay for the system in 5 years plus we have the advantage of a new reliable state of the art phone system
VOIP Phone System
Geographic Information System
Currently in a pilot
phase with just the City of Norfolk
Potential to share the GIS system and data with the county and various other entities.
You will be able to
remotely control a robot from anywhere in the world You will be able to see
through it’s eyes, hear through it’s ears, and speak through it’s mouth You will be able to interact with all those around the robot at the remote site
In essence, you will be able to project your “person” to
anywhere in the world This robot is currently available at http://www.evolution.com/er1/
for $299
