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.  

Network 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

         
Enterprise Storage 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
 
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

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