1 Notes for Meeting With Guy Cook/Debbie Montano Qwest Communications February 8, 1999 James A. Buggie Jr. Senior Vice President

2 Discussion Topics n Definition of project n Phase 1 n Phase 2 n Phase 3 n Summary

3 Project Objectives n Utilize Abilene backbone for early VoIP testing n Begin with a few Universities n Expand in later phases n Add additional features in later phases n First VoIP on Abilene backbone 4/27/99

4 Phase 1 n VoIP using Abilene backbone – East/West coast schools – Test voice quality over long distance n Switch #1 in NYC – Colocated Abilene/Qwest POP – No. Virginia as an option n Switch #2 on West Coast – Colcated Abilene/Qwest POP n Schools pic traffic to Qwest n Qwest delivers traffic on IMTs with SS7 to TMC n Restrict traffic to participating schools only n “First call” 4/27/99 at Interent2 conference

5 UCAID Beta Test VoIP Phone PBX STP Call Server ISUP GSR Call Control Ethernet ABILENE POP Abilene Backbone Call Control MMS-1600 Local+Qwest Network Local+Qwest Network Call Server Ethernet Qwest POP

6 Phase 1 Requirements n TransMedia – (2) MMS-1600 Multimedia Switches – (1) Call Server – Engineering n Qwest – LD transport of calls to Abilene POP – IMT to MMS-1600 (T-1) – SS7 to Call Server – Engineering n UCAID – Power and space in Abilene POP – Pic calls to Qwest, local trunks – Program PBX for specific on net calls – Project Management

7 Milestones 1/992/993/994/995/996/997/998/999/99 Project Definition/Plan Begin Implementation Phase 1 Testing Phase 2 Testing “First VoIP Call on Abilene Backbone 4/27/99 Phase 3 Testing

8 Phase 2 n Expand trial to as many schools as interested n Test different methods of transport delivery – Public switched ATM PVPs – T-1’s routed calls from PBX – ATM and T-1 direct circuits eliminate message unit charges ($.065/call) but other costs and issues n Begin testing 6/1/99

9 Phase 3 n Move MMS-1600 back to campus n Test video and data applications n Move out of test mode into full deployment – Voice VPN n Traffic management, costs and expansion are key issues to address n Operational by Fall 1999

10 Actions n Meet to agree on test objectives and phases n MOU clearly defining roles & responsibilities n Assign UCAID project manager n Allocate resources n Begin implementation

11 Release Contents Rls 1.0 Trials (3/99) -T1 -100B-T interfaces -Channelized DS3 -IPDC -DSP Technology -Voice over packet -MCS -SS7/COT -Web GUI/SNMP/CLI -Redundancy -Traffic Mgm/QoS -Trunk load balance Rls 1.1 Trials (6/99) -OC-3/STM-1 ATM -CAS, DTMF, MF -ISDN PRI, Q.SIG -Voice over ATM Rls 1.2 Trials (9/99) -OC-3/STM-1 POS -OC-12/STM-4 ATM, POS -Virtual Private IP Service -Enhanced FR Service -MGCP update -MPLS Future -T3/E3 ATM, HDLC -Gigabit Ethernet -MMS-800 -Video service -SVCs