Telecommunications Master Plan
Need to be addressed:
Provide the telecommunications infrastructure to support the campus' strategic goals and priorities Description:
The telecommunications network is now a technology foundation that supports the university's academic and business processes. It represents a significant investment upon which many other technology services rest. Major campus capital construction is increasing the need for additional investments in this infrastructure, exhausting campus capacity, and impacting the timeframes in which technology migrations should occur. It is important to evaluate optional deployment and technology models to determine the most cost-effective way to provide the infrastructure to support the campus' long-range development plan and the new services that will run over it. Additional analysis must also be conducted to minimize the risk of large stranded investments in telecommunications infrastructure and to address campus areas that are exposed to potential failures. This analysis will result in a master plan that will guide telecommunications infrastructure capital improvement and replacement cycles over the next ten years with the recognition that it should be re-evaluated every three years because of the rapid change in external trends and outside influences. Notes/Status:
The project was officially kicked off on May 28th when the consultant met with the project team and the Facilities and Enterprise Policy Committee. IT Strategies:
II.4 [see the IT Strategic Plan (PDF) for categories] Sponsor:
Information and Educational Technology
Provide the telecommunications infrastructure to support the campus' strategic goals and priorities Description:
The telecommunications network is now a technology foundation that supports the university's academic and business processes. It represents a significant investment upon which many other technology services rest. Major campus capital construction is increasing the need for additional investments in this infrastructure, exhausting campus capacity, and impacting the timeframes in which technology migrations should occur. It is important to evaluate optional deployment and technology models to determine the most cost-effective way to provide the infrastructure to support the campus' long-range development plan and the new services that will run over it. Additional analysis must also be conducted to minimize the risk of large stranded investments in telecommunications infrastructure and to address campus areas that are exposed to potential failures. This analysis will result in a master plan that will guide telecommunications infrastructure capital improvement and replacement cycles over the next ten years with the recognition that it should be re-evaluated every three years because of the rapid change in external trends and outside influences. Notes/Status:
The project was officially kicked off on May 28th when the consultant met with the project team and the Facilities and Enterprise Policy Committee. IT Strategies:
II.4 [see the IT Strategic Plan (PDF) for categories] Sponsor:
Information and Educational Technology