OSE Network Plan
Contents
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- Above page is outdated.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 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
