Pueblo Nations Solution DefinedITS, LLC's solution is to demonstrate the incorporation of these Tribal businesses and entities by using a "Native Community Economic Development Model," designed and implemented as a "Statewide Wireless Tribal TeleCommunity Network." This model was developed to incorporate the identified need for Tribal sustainability and Pueblo Nation sovereignty. This model can then be applied to the other 350+ Tribal Nations (communities) across the US. This Tribal Community Network Archetype can be used as Tribal Intranet Nodes on the termination's of all the existing and future access points on the New Mexico Pueblo Nation Networks: The 19 Pueblo Nations, Albuquerque BIA Agency Network, IHS Albuquerque Network, as well as other Tribal businesses. The Pueblo Nations’ Tribal Communities are located in the State of New Mexico. New Mexico is the home of 26 different Tribes. The New Mexico Tribal Community will be able to demonstrate the best ways to:
The approach taken is to work in 3 phases over 3 years.
The identified tribal community participants are: The Pueblo Nation Tribal Administration, the Pueblo Nation Tribal members, the Pueblo Community School’s (Elementary, Middle, and High), BIA Albuquerque Agency, IHS Clinic on the Pueblo reservation and the Tribal businesses. Design And Implement A ‘Standard’ Tribal Community Local Area Network / Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN) Intranet Node Model The Pueblo Tribal Administration currently utilizes multiple 56Kb dialup-access connections. They are dialup modem access utilizing a commercial Telecommunications company &/or commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP) for Internet access accounts. The Pueblo Community School utilizes a T1 connection. It is a leased line direct connection access to DOI Net – BIA Education domain. One T1 can be used for Internet access through BIA/DOInet and another microwave T1 access through AIHEC Satellite Network can be used for an Interactive Video Network. A Local Area Network is currently in place in the High School to serve the students and staff of Tribal school district. The Elementary networks needs to be installed in areas and upgraded to CAT5 standards in other areas. Either a Fiber Optic cabling needs to laid to and between the Tribal buildings, as well as the school buildings or a Microwave backbone with a combination of Wireless Spread Spectrum and Fiber Optics connections to interconnect the buildings needs to be installed to interconnect existing Tribal & school buildings. Once the connections to the buildings are in, the Tribe generates the optimal design that is made available to the Tribal administration, staff, faculty, students, and Tribal members. The connections to the community are being approached on an individual basis to determine the design needed for each tribal community. See Tribal Work Areas in Appendix.
Replicate the Tribal Intranet LAN/WAN Model At The Participating Entities Sites Most of the participants have a need for upgrading their current computer systems to accept a TCP/IP protocol as a common interface. Some only need computer upgrades, while some need complete LAN upgrades. A technology coordinator for the community needs to be in place. This person will identify which model will be used at each participant’s facility. Each entity will need access to a Technical Consultant to determine optimal use of existing networking strategies.
The Pueblo will use this "Economic Development Model" to facilitate the design and implementation of a Tribal Community-based Network (see Appendix A - Community / Tribal Network Model) for the Pueblo Nation Network. (see Appendix A - Pueblo Nation Network) The Tribal Intranet node will provide goods and services of the community to the world via a "Virtual Community Intranet" as the common interface to Tribal Community Services. Install the Statewide 100mbs Wireless Backbone The second phase will be running concurrently to install the 100Mbs Wireless Backbone within the State of New Mexico, to interconnect the 19 Pueblo Nations and to facilitate an inter-tribal collaborative model. This will create the "Pueblo Nations’ Statewide Wireless Broadband Network." The existing infrastructures of each Pueblo has been identified and technical options are being generated to utilize existing access, as well as existing Radio Towers on Pueblo Lands are being identified to create the infrastructure that will be owned by the Pueblos. This is being be designed by the All Indian Pueblo Council (AIPC) and implemented upon approval of soon to be submitted grants. Currently, Internet2 type access (broadband Internet) could be from the University of New Mexico or from the GSA. A DS3 connection (28 T1’s – 100 Mbs) can be transmitted from UNM to the Bernalillo Radio Tower on the Santa Ana Pueblo reservation, to create a broadband Internet backbone. From this tower, the Pueblos can setup T3 relays (6 T1’s – 10 Mbs) to/from Radio Towers currently located near the following participating Pueblo Tribal Administration Buildings; Santa Ana Pueblo, Sandia Pueblo, Zuni Pueblo, Laguna Pueblo, Isleta Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, Nambe Pueblo, San Ildefonso and Santa Clara. Install the 10 Mbs. Connecting Links on the Pueblo Nations’ Statewide Wireless Backbone
The third phase will be running concurrently with the second phase, to install the 10 Mbs relay links from the Pueblo Nations Community Network to the 100 Mbs. Wireless Backbone. These links will connect the Pueblo Nations to the Pueblo Nation Statewide Wireless Broadband Network.
As the participants are upgraded and/or install a LAN/WAN, the inter-community links will be installed concurrently. They will have an option of connecting to the New Mexico high-speed educational / non-profit network or to the Pueblo Nations’ commercial Internet. All will need a wireless relay connection for accessing the high-speed Broadband Internet. dialing out of their facility or a direct connection to one of the existing Internet nodes (Tribal , BIA, IHS, or Tribal Communications Frame Relay Cloud).
As the connections within the community are in, each participant generates the common interface that is made available to the students, faculty, staff, and administration. The connections within the community will need to be approached on an individual basis to determine the access method needed for the community. These participants will need a feasibility and analysis study completed on the existing structures to determine the optimal design to be used.
The following recommendations are being presented to create a "Tribal TeleCommunity Network" available to Tribal members, community members, and the general public. Recommendations in Using Common Technology:
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