Objective 7: Maintain the network infrastructure and storage technology at an adequate level to meet expanding needs.
Outcome:
Core network speed throughout the University will be 10 GB.
The number of student access points will increase from 150 to 300.
Online storage will be increased by half a petabyte.
Data mining services will be available for administrative, instructional, and research activities.
Four new staff members will be added to IRM: 2 in the Networking Group to provide extended coverage,
1 in the Systems and Operations Group, and 1 to support the new storage services.
The number of simultaneous connections supported will increase from 3 to 6.
Progress toward goal:
| Prior to 2001 | 2001 | 2002 - 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| no wireless | Wireless evaluation | Coverage expanded to 64 | Coverage expanded to 103 | Increase Aps from 150 |
| access | and Pilot project in IRM | Aps on Boca Campus, | APs on Boca Campus, | to 300. |
| 26 on Jupiter, | ||||
| 7 on Davie | ||||
| 3 on Ft Lauderdale | ||||
| 11 on Pt St Lucie | ||||
| IRM receives requests from | ||||
| Student Gov and Colleges | ||||
| for coverage. |
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Network Connection Speeds |
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| 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 |
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56Kbps - 2 X T1 (3 Mbps) |
6Mbps - 18Mbps CIR |
100Mbps Internet |
125Mbps Internet |
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DS-3/45Mbps link to Univ. |
622Mbps shared w/ UM-I2 |
1Gbps Internet2 |
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1Gbps link to University |
1Gbps FLRnet |
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10 Gbps Link to University |
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FIRN access to NWRDC |
Present primary connection |
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Enterprise Storage Timeline (dashboard indicators) from 2000 to 2008 (projected) |
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Sun Storage Systems | 180gb | 180gb | 4.2gb | 4.2gb | 11.6tb | 11.6tb | 13.6tb | 13.6tb | 19.6tb |
| Windows Storage Systems | 250gb | 250gb | 700gb | 1.5tb | 4.4tb | 6.2tb | 8tb | 12tb | 12tb |
| Nearline Storage Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | .75tb | 1tb | 5tb | 8tb | 13tb | 20tb |
| Offline Storage Systems | 1tb | 1tb | 4.5tb | 4.5tb | 53tb | 63tb | 78tb | 98tb | 122.5tb |
