OSE Network Plan

Internet Service Providers

Current Provider

Internet,_Phone,_Domains,_Server

• Above page is outdated. Current ISP is satellite https://internet.hughesnet.com/

Plans

• Residential plan 25/3Mbps with 10GB of data + 50GB 2-8am for ~$50/mo
• Throttling after data limit is reached gives 1-3Mbps. Presumably, this is for download only and upload may be less.
• Business plan 35GB ~$70/mo
• 2 year contracts required on all plans

Potential Regional Providers

• https://unitedfiber.com/maysville/
• https://www.inmyarea.com/internet/64469/providers
• http://www.stjoewireless.com/residential-service.html
• https://internet.hughesnet.com/
• https://www.exede.com/
• This (or some other cellular to ethernet modem) and a cellular connection (Verizon Maybe)

Goals for Improving the Network

- Reach High Upload and Download Speeds

- Have as Little Latency as Possible

- Add either a higher speed cable connection, some sort of converted cellular signal, or satellite internet

- Add a local server for storage + high speed connections to the lan

- Add a render farm (not too important until video workflow and/or CAD Files etc grow a bunch, although even then a good Workstation Computer and NAS should work fine)

- Add a mesh Wifi network

- Add high speed 1 Gigabit or 10 Gigabit internet to most buildings for connection to the lan + the wan

- Add VoIP and/or Traditional 4P4C Phone to the server + network

- Add further redundancy to the system

- Give Internet + Server Access to all Site Facilities, Even those far away from the main area. This is done either by WiFi Dishes, RONJA , some sort of buried fiber/coaxial cable, or some combination of these

- Utilize the work done by the Free the Network Foundation and RONJA (and other OSHW Groups) whenever possible

- Make the network modular and future-proofed so it can grow with our needs

Controlling Data Usage

With limited data plans such as satellite with peak hour limits managing data may help reduce throttling

• Manage timing of data usage when possible with download/upload managers.
• Software Tools for Ubuntu?
• Limit quality and size of videos uploaded. Low framerates (8fps) work using vokoscreen recording and are compatible with youtube.

"Endgame System" Hardware Supply Lists + Preliminary Part Sourcing

Main Server:

• ?x Server Rack Cabinets

• ?x Rack Mount Secure 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switches

• ?x Rack Mount Secure 1 Gigabit Ethernet Switches

• ?x Rack Mount Secure Infiniband Switches

• ?x Rack Mount Coaxial Cable Modem

• ?x Rack Mount Satellite Up-link Modem

• ?x Rack Mount Cellular Up-Link Modem

• ?x Rack Mount Fiber Up-Link Modem

• ?x Rack Mount Network Bonder

• ?x Rack Mount Network Attached Storage Units

• ?x Network Attached Storage Grade Hard Drives

• ?x Network Attached Storage Grade SSDs

• ?x Rack Mount Control Server

• ?x CPUs

• ?x RAM Cards

• ?x Power Distribution Units

• ?x Uninterruptible Power Supply

• ?x 1 Gigabit Ethernet Cables

• ?x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cables

• ?x Infiniband to PCIE Cards

• ?x Infiniband Fiber to Copper Converters

• ?x Infiniband Copper Cables

• ?x Infiniband Fiber Cables

• ?x Coaxial Cables

• ?x Color Coded Zip Ties

Render Farm:

• ?x Server Rack Cabinets

• ?x Rack Secure 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switches

• ?x Rack Mount Secure 1 Gigabit Ethernet Switches

• ?x Rack Mount Secure Infiniband Switches

• ?x Rack Mount Control Server

• ?x Rack Mount Graphics Card Server

• ?x Graphics Cards

• ?x CPUs

• ?x RAM Cards

• ?x Power Distribution Units

• ?x Uninterruptible Power Supply

• ?x 1 Gigabit Ethernet Cables

• ?x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cables

• ?x Infiniband to PCIE Cards

• ?x Infiniband Copper Cables

• ?x Infiniband Fiber Cables

• ?x Infiniband Fiber to Copper Converters

• ?x Color Coded Zip Ties

Mesh WiFi Network:

• ?x Gigabit Ethernet Cabling

• ?x Wall Ethernet Ports

• ?x Pipe conduit

• ?x Unify AC Mesh Pro Antennas

• ?x Antenna Mounting Brackets

• ?x Power over Ethernet adapters

Wired Building to Building Connections:

• ?x Infiniband to PCIE Cards

• ?x Infiniband Fiber to Copper Converters

• ?x Infiniband Copper Cables

• ?x Infiniband Fiber Cables

Wireless Building to Building Connections:

• ?x Ubiquiti airFiber®24HD transmitters

• ?x Ubiquiti airFiber®24HD receivers

Secondary Servers:

• 1x "Food Pantry Style" Shelf or Bookshelf

• ?x UPS

• ?x Surge Protector/Powerbar

• 1x Large Computer Case/Chassis

• 1x Motherboard

• ?x CPUs

• ?x RAM Cards

• ?x Graphics Cards

• ?x 1 Gigabit Ethernet to PCIE Cards

• ?x 10 Gigabit Ethernet to PCIE Cards

• ?x Infiniband to PCIE Cards

• ?x Infiniband Fiber to Copper Converters

• 1x 1 Gigabit Ethernet Switch

• 1x 10 Gigabit Ethernet

• 1x VoIP Switch

• ?x NAS Enclosure

Misc Software

• Linux Based Server Management Software

• Tomato Linux firmware with 4G LTE support

"Medium Level System" Hardware Supply Lists + Preliminary Part Sourcing

• 1x "Food Pantry Style" Shelf or Bookshelf

• ?x UPS

• ?x Surge Protector/Powerbar

• 1x Large Computer Case/Cassey

• 1x Motherboard

• ?x CPUs

• ?x RAM Cards

• ?x Graphics Cards

• ?x 1 Gigabit Ethernet to PCIE Cards

• 1x 1 Gigabit Ethernet Switch

• ?x Cellular to Gigabit Ethernet Modems

• ?x Satellite to Gigabit Ethernet Modems

• ?x Coaxial Cable to Gigabit Ethernet Modems

• ?x Fiber Optic Cable to Gigabit Ethernet Modems

• ?x Gigabit Network Bonding Device

• ?x Phone Network Switch

• ?x VoIP Switch

• ?x NAS Enclosure

• ?x Routers like Netgear R6400 and/or something more hackable like WRT54GL

• Tomato Linux firmware with 4G LTE support

Internal Links

• Open Source Server + Networking Construction Set
• OSE Network Plan 2014
• Free Network Foundation Technology
• Shopaid

External Links

• Free Network Foundation Technology List (OSE Page)
• Free Network Foundation (Main Page)
• Wikipedia Page on Device Bit Rates
• Guide to Mesh Networking
• Possible Network Bonder Source
• Link to a Video on a Server with Nice Cable Managment
• Link to a Video on a Server with Nice Cable Management
• Wikipedia Page on Mesh Networking