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FAU STRATEGIC PLAN

Report Card

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:

Wireless Access Points

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.

Network Connection Speeds

1980's

Early to mid 1990's

late 1990's to present

2002 to 2005

2005 forward

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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

EnterpriseStorage Timeline (dashboard indicators) from 2000 to 2008 (projected)

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

NearlineStorage 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

 
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