Network of the Future
Digital Transformation Presentation
January 31, 2013
Kirk Sanford
Director, OIT Network Solutions
kirk_sanford@byu.edu
801-422-1198 (o)
Mobile Revolution Explosion
More of everything . . .
• People with mobile devices
• Devices per person
• Content consumption (more bandwidth)
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Mobile Proliferation
"In the future, if it computes, it connects. From
the simplest embedded sensors to the most
advanced cloud datacenters, we're looking at
techniques to allow all of them to connect
without wires.”
Intel CTO, Justin Rattner, when discussing Intel’s plans for
integrated processors and wireless technology - September 14,
2012.
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Mobile and Internet Forecast
Cisco Forecasts:
The number of devices connected to IP networks will be nearly three
times as high as the global population in 2016.
Traffic from wireless devices will exceed traffic from wired devices by
2014.
Global IP traffic has increased eightfold over the past 5 years, and will
increase threefold over the next 5 years.
Cisco – May 30, 2012
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Mobile at BYU
Over 95,000
Unique wireless devices on BYU network in past month
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BYU Internet Usage
Peak Internet Utilization
4.0
3.5
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
2.0
Gigabits/Sec.
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
Jan 2012
Jan 2013
So, what does 3.5 Gigabits per second really mean?
• Around 1500-2000 users simultaneously watching Netflix
• Download and entire 2 hour HD movie from iTunes in about 10-15 seconds
• About 23,000 users simultaneously listening to music on Pandora
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BYU Internet Traffic
January 2013
Web
3%
Streaming
Social
Networking 11%
Social Networking
Software Updates
Web
Streaming
28%
Other
53%
Voice
Games
Mail
File Services
Globally, Internet video (streaming) traffic was 51 percent in 2011.
- Cisco Systems
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Increased Demand Everywhere
Campus Areas:
• Classrooms
• Common Areas
• Offices
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Technology in the Classroom
The Evolution of Teaching and Learning
Now/Future
Past/Now
• PowerPoint
• Video (VHS/DVD)
• Web Browsing
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Streaming video
Video conferencing
Wireless presentations
Interactive screen sharing
Wireless collaboration
Real-time quiz/surveys
200 Seat Classroom
Past
Now
Future
70 (Laptops)
300 Devices
600+
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Building to Meet the Needs
Improvements
Internet
Wired
Wireless
• Increased capacity 10x
Results
Better Performance
- Devotionals
- General Conference
- March Madness
• Increasing capacity 10x*
Faster Transfer Rates
- Gigabit to desktop
- Inter/Intra building
• Increasing capacity 5-10x*
• Replacing sign-in system
Improved Experience
- Streamlined onboarding
- More reliable connection
- High-capacity classroom
*Multi-year project started in 2012
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Network of the Future
Mobile Friendly
• Easy to access and use
• Facilitate and enhance teaching and learning
• Safe
• Can handle the high-capacity demands
• Scales efficiently to meet future demand
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Thank you
Kirk Sanford
Director, OIT Network Solutions
kirk_sanford@byu.edu
801-422-1198 (o)