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The CyberQuest Project: A Pilot Project Connect<strong>in</strong>g K-16 Educational<br />

Institutions to Internet via High Speed Data Access<br />

Dr. Marv<strong>in</strong> L. Peyton, Department of Educational Leadership, Middle Tennessee State University, USA.<br />

mpeyton@frank.mtsu.edu<br />

Overview:<br />

After several months of research and plann<strong>in</strong>g the CyberQuest Project was <strong>in</strong>itiated <strong>in</strong> June of<br />

1995. This project utilized high speed connectivity 128Kbps band width and not dial-up PPP access at<br />

56Kbps band width.<br />

The CyberQuest Project Model is currently be<strong>in</strong>g used a model by the State of Tennessee as it<br />

provides a means for total connectivity for all 1554 K-12 public school build<strong>in</strong>gs (via the state’s<br />

ConnecTEN Project) to a county Po<strong>in</strong>t of Presence (PoP) router and/or modem. The CyberQuest Project is<br />

provid<strong>in</strong>g a function<strong>in</strong>g network<strong>in</strong>g model that currently provides its participants access to the Internet.<br />

The CyberQuest Project goals.<br />

• establish a cost effective network of services that are not currently available to local educational<br />

entities at a reasonable cost<br />

• provide local access to the users<br />

• provide a variable bandwidth that can grow to meet the end-users needs<br />

• establish an electronic network that can and will exist <strong>in</strong>to the future<br />

• provide a fully function<strong>in</strong>g model<br />

• enable end-users a method to blend the local resources of entities such as, libraries, hospitals, local<br />

government <strong>in</strong>stitutions, K-12 schools, etc.<br />

Site Selection:<br />

Selection of participat<strong>in</strong>g schools was determ<strong>in</strong>ed first and foremost by their proximity to the<br />

central “enterprise” hub. Each participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stitution is required to provide as a m<strong>in</strong>imum the follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

hardware and /or personnel:<br />

• One PC 486/33 500HD or greater or One comparable Mac<strong>in</strong>tosh<br />

• Dedicated server location (secure)<br />

• Individual we shall call the Po<strong>in</strong>t Person<br />

• Two Phone l<strong>in</strong>es (1 voice, 1 ISDN [CyberQuest will pay for this service])<br />

• To facilitate network connectivity (<strong>in</strong>ternally) a service distribution hub for their teachers<br />

and students access.<br />

The CyberQuest Project provided to each participat<strong>in</strong>g site:<br />

• one ISDN router<br />

• configure the site server<br />

• <strong>in</strong>stall software for the LAN for the site<br />

• ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> the site router for one year<br />

• tra<strong>in</strong> the po<strong>in</strong>t person <strong>in</strong> the hardware and software specifics<br />

• provide tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g opportunities for the site personnel<br />

• provide one year ISDN service (pay the monthly connection fee)<br />

• provide Internet Doma<strong>in</strong> Name Service

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