Kellogg School District #391 Network Tour

Kellogg School District #391
Network Tour

Presented by: Patrick Specht

Network Overview

The Wide Area Network (WAN)


Main Distribution Framework (MDF)


ISP vendor is JNR Electronics which provides
a 20 Mbps (Mega bit per second) Internet
feed provided through a Motorola
Orthogon

Microwave point
-
to
-
point connection.
Information received will follow a path
through a Cisco ASA firewall, into a St.
Bernard
iPrism

I
-
3100 inline content filter
then through a Cisco 3825 Router which
receives information from two buildings
connected through a T1. Before incoming
data leaves the MDF it goes through a Cisco
Catalyst 3550 with fiber core which
distributes the information to the correct
building. All fiber is multimode for shorter
distances.

MDF

WAN Components

Motorola
Orthogon

Microwave
Internet Connection

Cisco ASA 5520 Firewall

St. Bernard
iPrism

content filter

Cisco 3825 Router

The Local Area Network (LAN)


All LAN’s are
connected to the
district MDF through
either T1 connections,
wireless connection or
fiber optic cable


The T1’s have a 1.5
Mbps capacity, the
wireless connection is
300 Mbps with fiber
having a 1
Gbps

MDF

2 Elem.
w/T1’s

1 HS
w/wireless

1 Elem.
w/fiber

IT Dept.
w/fiber

Servers
w/fiber

Dist.
Office
w/fiber

Individual LAN’s


Within each building
is a Cisco 3560 Layer
3 switch which
serves as the building
core


This allows for each
node (client machine,
printer, etc.) in the
building to connect
back to the WAN


Servers


Servers have their own
connection to the WAN.


All servers are also
connected to a
Uninterruptible Power
Supply (UPS) which
protect the servers in
the event of a power
outage.

UPS

Types of Servers


Email


IGPRO
-

Gradebook


ParentConnect


Automatic Update


Student Information
System
–

SASI


Waterford Early
Learning


Payroll


Windows Active
Directory Domain
Controllers




DNS Server


Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol
(DHCP)


Website


File Servers


IT Department


All The Right Type
-

ATRT


And other various
used for storage and
administrative tasks

Number of Nodes


Within the last year the district has cut
the number of servers from 60 to 44 by
replacing outdated servers with newer
technology which has increased storage
capacity.


The district also has approximately 650
nodes; this includes lab computers,
teacher computers, printers and various
other peripheral hardware.

Summary


The network is a critical part of the district.
It allows sharing of information, access to
student learning programs, storage of data,
access to teacher programs such as
gradebook and attendance, managerial and
business applications, location of district
websites including online tutorials and
Intranet and allows parents to connect to
teachers as well as staying up to date on
student progress.

Resources

Motorola
Orthogon


Cisco ASA Firewall

St. Bernard
iPrism

Cisco Router

InteGrade Pro

Waterford Early Learning

SASI

ParentCONNECTxp

Uninterruptible Power Supply

All The Right Type