Edge Upgrades
The College of Medicine network “edge” upgrade continues. This is a major project, replacing cabling and network equipment which involves about 3,500 connections within eighteen buildings. We plan to finish the Medical Sciences Stacks “A” through”F” buildings and to make significant progress in Joan Irvine Smith Hall this fiscal year (i.e, FY 2002/03).
Edge upgrades — changes inside buildings replacing old cabling from Category 5E and from 10 million bits/sec (Mbps) shared Ethernet to 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps switched Ethernet — have been completed in about half of campus buildings to date. This includes many of the older, more challenging buildings in terms of staff effort.
We are also working to upgrade the existing network equipment in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts from 10 Mbps shared Ethernet to 10/100 Mbps switched Ethernet. This project should also be completed this fiscal year.
New Buildings
Network cabling and equipment have been installed in Hewitt Hall in the College of Medicine in preparation for an early 2003 move in. Network planning continues for other buildings including: Croul Hall (Earth System Sciences), Natural Sciences 2 (Physical Sciences and Biological Sciences), and the Cal-(IT)2 building.