| Objective 4 Provide improved information technology infrastructure and support for University and college research and collaborative projects. Outcome: An implementation plan specifying relevant IRM protocols will be completed in 2006-07. Network partitioning will be complete by Fall 2007. A multi-gigabit network backbone will be in place and the Research Network will be established by 2007-08. Grid computing LANs will be established by 2008-09. Center-based training/courses on grid computing, FAU computing platforms and parallel programming will be available by 2007-08. Enhanced videoconference facilities will be completed by 2007-08. Progress toward goal: | COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE (CSI) | | | | History and Anticipated Network Backbone Connection Speeds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Connection Speeds | | | | | | | | 1980's | Early to mid 1990's | late 1990's to present | 2002 to 2005 | 2005 forward | | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | SERDAC/Bitnet | BBN Planet/Genuity- BellSouth | DMS/BellSouth.net | SEATAP | FLR | | | 56Kbps - 2 X T1 (3 Mbps) | 6Mbps - 18Mbps CIR | 100Mbps Internet | 125Mbps Internet | | | | DS-3/45Mbps link to Univ. | 622Mbps shared w/ UM-I2 | 1Gbps Internet2 | | | | | 1Gbps link to University | 1Gbps FLRnet | | | | | | 10 Gbps Link to University | | | | FIRN access to NWRDC | | Present primary connection | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of June 16, 2005 | | | | | FAU Videoconferencing: History and antcipated capabilities through AY 06 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PictureTel H.320 | PictureTel/VistaTel | LiveLink | | PolyCom/Tandberg | | | | | | H.320 | | MPEG | | H.320 and/or H.323 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1993-1994 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1994-1995 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1995-1996 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1996-1997 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1997-1998 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1998-1999 | | | 4 | | 8 | | | | 1999-2000 | | | 4 | | 8 | | | | 2000-2001 | | | | | | | 7 | | 2001-2002 | | | | | | | 21 | | 2002-2003 | | | | | | | 27 | | 2003-2004 | | | | | | | 31 | | 2004-2005 | | | | | | | 33 | | 2005-2006 | | | | | | | 38 | | 2006-2007 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of June 16, 2005 | | | | | | | | | 
