1. Broadband \ Technology
City of Rochelle

2. Superintendent Advanced Communications
Technology Today In
Rochelle
Scott Koteski, I am the superintendent of advanced communications for RMU
Thank you all for coming to night, I been given the opportunity to present to you tonight a brief overview of Technology in Rochelle. As a small community Rochelle has taken big steps to keep Technology current in our City and tonight I am pleased to share with you some of the benefits that has produced ,. I would like to start with an explanation of what RMU Advance Communications or (ASC) is…..
Scott Koteski
Superintendent Advanced Communications

3. RMU Advanced Communications
Supports And Maintains All Networks And Data Services For The City And RMU
Monitor And Maintain 40 Plus Miles of Fiber Optic Cable Throughout The City of Rochelle
Internet Service Provider and Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Offers Fiber Optic, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Voice And Data Services, Offsite Data Storage And Collocation Services.
Responsible For The Daily Operations And Maintenance Of The RMU Technology Center
1) Supports, Maintains All Networks And Data Services For The City And RMU
ACS currently employs’ 5 full time employees and 1 part time, It maintains over 1000 devices on the City and RMU networks, It has a base of over 500 external customers
2) Monitor and Maintain 40 Plus Miles of Fiber Optic Cable Installed Throughout The City of Rochelle
3) Internet Service Provider and Competitive Local Exchange Carrier, Offering Fiber Optic, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Voice And Data Services, Offsite Data Storage And Collocation Services to external business and residents
4) Responsible For The Daily Operations And Maintenance Of The RMU Technology Center (Including, sales of Fiber and Collocation lease agreements for the facility.)
With that we can take a look at what Rochelle has today in regards to technology. The first item is the Rochelle Business and Technology Park.

4. Rochelle Business and Technology Park
Developed By The City Of Rochelle In 2007
160 Acres Zoned Special Use Technology District
Electric Distribution – Dual Substation Feeds
Redundant Fiber Optic Rings - Access to I-39 and I-88 Dark Fiber
Developed in 2007
The is 160 acres Zoned under a Technology Overly District
Dual fees to independent electrical substations and redundant fiber optic rings all located in private easements.
City water and waste water services have been extended to the property.
There have been other technology parks developed in the surrounding area that after more than 5 years have not landed a signal data facility to the park. The fore-thought and infrastructure put into the Rochelle Technology Park resulted in its immediate success. This today is home to
Water and Waste Water

5. Rochelle Business and Technology Park
Home To
Allstate Data Center – 50,000 Sq. Ft Facility
Western Processing Data Center - 80,000 Sq. Ft Facility
RMU Technology Center
Allstate Data Center – 50,000 Sq. Ft Facility
Opened in the summer of 2009, employs 15 to 20 full time employees, that includes 24 hour onsite security, The data center is a LEEDs certified facility, (leeds stands for “Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) It supports a Certification standard by which buildings are rated. This is a system developed by the US Green Building Council. LEEDs takes many items into consideration when certifying buildings. Cooling, Power Consumption, roofing material even landscaping. The Allstate Data Center was only the 10th data center built in the that was able to achieve LEEDs GOLD certification. It is most energy efficient data center in the Midwest.
Interesting fact:
The same year the data center came online, the company was able to have a real impact with electronic billing. The push to electronic billing helped Allstate eliminate 41 million pieces of mail yearly and avoids approximately 3,600 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
2) Western Processing Data Center - 80,000 Sq. Ft Facility
Opened in fall of 2009 The Western Processing Data Center employs 20 to 25 full time employee’s It also is a Leeds certified Energy efficient Facility They however have been a little more secretive about building and have not released many facts.
4) Ogle County has also purchased land to build an Emergency Response Center (911 Dispatch) for the county.
4) RMU Technology Center
Next we have the RMU Technology Center our facility has also followed several of the LEEDs certification guidelines but did not obtain LEEDs certification, A white reflective roof, energy saving heating and cooling are some of the qualifications we did follow.

6. RMU Technology Center 12,000 Square Foot Facility
Tier 3 Construction
3000 Square Feet - Raised Floor Space
Redundant N+ 1 Power and Cooling
Onsite Emergency Power Generation
Video And Key Card Security
Redundant Fiber Optic Paths
Opened in the Spring of 2009
12,000 Square Foot Facility
Tier III: meaning multiple power and cooling devices, with redundant components, and ability to maintain a certain % availability, From opening till today we can say that the facilities availability is 100%. We have not had a sever fail due to a power outage or heat related issues.
2) 3000 Square Feet - Raised Floor Space
raised floor in the data center means under floor cooling and power distribution
3) Redundant N+ 1 Power and Cooling
All infrastructure, Power Cooling and fiber connectivity are N+1 redundant
4) Onsite Emergency Power Generation
On site 750Kw generator, 250 Kw UPS system for raised floor area, A and B power distribution. UPS is used for the lag time it takes for the generator to start and take over the building load.
5) Video And Key Card Security
17 onsite cameras monitored 24 hours a day, all motion is recorded and stored, All exterior doors and high security area doors are key card controlled.
6) Redundant Fiber Optic Paths
Separate independent fiber ducts feed into the facility from opposite sides, currently capacity is 1200 fiber connections.
7) Collocation Services
We offer Private collocation cages, with 24 X 7 access to our collocators or universal access data racks for smaller applications
Collocation Services
AT&T, Verizon Business, Above Net
Maplehurst Farms

7. RMU Technology Center ACS Offices
Home To All City and RMU Data Services
Leading Edge Conference Room
1) ACS Offices
Originally designed to be an un-manned the decision was made to move the communication department into the building, today all Communications staff offices are now located in the facility. In addition to the ACS offices, open office areas are available for collocates if needed.
2) Home To All City and RMU Data Services
All of the City and RMU servers data storage is located in the data room, Between the City and RMU there are 30 active servers that communication monitor and maintain, Our Internet division has an additional 20 servers which are also located in the data center.
3) Leading Edge Conference Room
Equipped with video conferencing, Smart white board and full web-conferencing abilities
4) Fully Equipped Training Room
Equipped with an overhead projector system capable of projecting up to 4 independent video sources at one time.
Arrange-able seating and desks, for class room or lecture style training environment.
The conference room has been made available for local business to use.
If anyone would have an interest in this please contact the customer service office for details.
Fully Equipped Training Room

8. Northern Illinois Technology Triangle

9. Northern Illinois Technology Triangle
(NITT)
Members – City of Rochelle, Ogle County, Winnebago County, City of Rockford,
Boone County and NIU
Redundant - Self Healing; Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
Fiber Network (Initial 40 Gigabit Back Haul)
Network Consisting Of A 175 Mile Fiber Optic Triangle
4 Main Access Points Or ”Nodes”
Completed in February 2011, The NITT’s members consist of…..
Members – City of Rochelle, Ogle County, Winnebago County, City of Rockford, Boone County and NIU
2) Redundant - Self Healing; Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Fiber Network (Initial 40 Gigabit Back Haul)
DWDM is a technology used to increase the bandwidth capabilities on fiber networks, using multiple frequencies of light, networks initial design supports 40 Gigabit on its back haul. With a maximum capacity of 320 Gigabytes.
3) Network Consisting Of A 175 Mile Fiber Optic Triangle
The network rides along 175 miles of fiber stretching from Rochelle east along I-88 to I-290 in the west suburbs, it then goes north along I-290 to I-90 where it heads back east to Rockford, at Rockford it turns south and continues back to Rochelle on I-39. The fiber network consist of a lease of Illinois State Toll way fiber along I-88, I-290 and I-90. The stretch of fiber along I-39 was acquired with an inter- governmental agreement between the City Rochelle and the Illinois Department of Transportation.
4) 4 Main Access Points Or ”Nodes”
Nodes or access points onto the network are located in Rochelle, Rockford, Hoffman Estates and Dupage National Tech Park. Using fiber assets around northern Illinois access to this network from virtually anywhere is possible.
5) Access To Services And Competitive Pricing From Other Regions
The biggest asset this network will provide is the ability to bring services from the Chicago area to Rochelle, allowing local business and consumers competitive pricing and carrier selection, that have not been available in the past due to our rural location.
The NITT is currently working with a marketing firm to assist in promoting the network and its capabilities; there are 3 potential customers already with high interest in the networks possibilities. The NITT will also in the near future be holding a lighting ceremony to publicly announce the networks completion.
All of this would not have been possible if our elected officials; past and present, had not had the vision of what technology could bring to a community such as Rochelle. I am a member of numerous broad band committees and boards, And I have to say that our surrounding communities are envois of the position Rochelle has when it comes to technology. I thank you all for coming tonight and would like to open it up to a few questions before we move on with tonight presentations.
Access To Services And Competitive Pricing From Other Regions

10. Questions