James Skinner's review of the state of the VCFN

1. Valley Community Fiber Network
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2. Valley Community Fiber Network 2

3. Current Uses of VCFN
 Municipal Common Infrastructure (WAN)
 Educational Institutions (Acadia & NSCC)
 Health Care (Berwick, Kentville, & Windsor)
 Public WiFi
 Mainland Telecom
 Rogers Cell Towers
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4. Valley Community Fiber Network 4

5. Valley Community Fiber Network 5

6. Public WiFi via VCFN
 Hantsport 2008
 Windsor 2012
 Berwick 2013
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7. Valley Community Fiber Network 7

8. Wireless Mesh Network
 Cisco Mesh Access Points (MAP)
 Client access at 5.5 Mbps+ (802.11b/g)
 Mesh backhaul at 24 Mbps (802.11a)
 Network Operations Center
 Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
 Wireless Control System (WCS)
 Max 4 MAPs per WLC
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9. Valley Community Fiber Network 9

10. Valley Community Fiber Network 10

11. Berwick Public WiFi
 4 Cicso Access Points
 Mesh Network between Access Points
 Connected via VCFN to Windsor
 Managed by NOC in Windsor (Matt Povah)
 Eastlink Internet Access
 Costs
 $25,000 Capital Setup Cost
 ~$150 Monthly Operating Cost
 Planning $20,000 for additional Access Points
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12. Wolfville Public WiFi?
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13. What else can
the VCFN be
used for?
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