Building Wiring
Need to be addressed:
Improve desktop access to high-speed networking by upgrading buildings with sub-standard wiring Description:
The campus data network is capable of delivering 100 million bits per second to the desktop. Most of our buildings (not the newest ones) have antiquated wiring that limits us to 10 million bits per second to the desktop. In four years we should be able to deliver 1 billion bits per second to the desktop. Unless we upgrade the wiring infrastructure in many of our buildings, such improvements will not reach many of our faculty, staff, and students. Moreover, as technology advances, it may be difficult to purchase the slowest network interface cards. If we want to be able to use the newest software and communication tools for instruction, research, and administration, we must develop a plan to upgrade building wiring infrastructure. IT Strategies:
II.3; II.4 [see the IT Strategic Plan (PDF) for categories] Sponsor:
Information and Educational Technology
Improve desktop access to high-speed networking by upgrading buildings with sub-standard wiring Description:
The campus data network is capable of delivering 100 million bits per second to the desktop. Most of our buildings (not the newest ones) have antiquated wiring that limits us to 10 million bits per second to the desktop. In four years we should be able to deliver 1 billion bits per second to the desktop. Unless we upgrade the wiring infrastructure in many of our buildings, such improvements will not reach many of our faculty, staff, and students. Moreover, as technology advances, it may be difficult to purchase the slowest network interface cards. If we want to be able to use the newest software and communication tools for instruction, research, and administration, we must develop a plan to upgrade building wiring infrastructure. IT Strategies:
II.3; II.4 [see the IT Strategic Plan (PDF) for categories] Sponsor:
Information and Educational Technology