Network and Hardware Services

Overview

Enterprise Network and System Services is responsible for the security, design, implementation and management of the University's wired/wireless network, physical security, access control, Voice over IP, e-Mail, VM systems, SAN and NAS storage insfrastructures providing redundancy and reliability in support of all technology services connecting students, faculty and staff to University's IT resources and the Internet.

What makes Enterprise Network and System Services?

  • Wired Network
    • Physical optical fiber plant (single and multimode optical fiber distribution from building to building)
    • Horizontal/Vertical risers distribution (building optical and copper wire distribution)
    • Core equipment (high speed 100G core aggregation switches)
    • Edge equipment (routers, firewall, traffic controller, intrusion systems)
    • Building equipment (aggregation gig switches)
    • Security equipment (network authentication servers)

  • Wireless Network
    • Building wireless equipment (A,B,G,N,AC radio access points)
    • Wireless control systems and LAN controllers (wireless aggregation & management)
    • Wireless security equipment (network authentication servers)

  • Virtual Machine Systems
    • Redundant data center systems running VMware
    • SAN and NAS storage

  • Voice over IP system
    • Redundant VoIP system
    • Redundant voice trunks
    • Messaging system

  • e-Mail System
    • Redundant email systems in hybrid mode

  • Physical Security
    • Surveillance system with  1000+ IP cameras

  • Access Control
    • Redundant system controlling all gates, doors and entries