A tremendous enhancement to campus infrastructure, Network 21 will link over 200 buildings on campus with high-speed fiber optic cable. The new campus network is scheduled for completion in July 1997. Network 21 project coordinators are working closely with the campus to ensure that the transition to Network 21 is a smooth one.

The campus community has been invited to participate in many discussions regarding the transition to the new campus network. On three occasions last month, network administrators and technical staff had the opportunity to discuss the technical policies and implementation details of Network 21. The rough draft of a technical policy document was discussed at a series of meetings sponsored by the Network 21 Cutover Committee, which is responsible for developing a Network 21 cutover plan.

More recently, faculty and staff were invited to meetings to discuss client hardware issues and participate in a step-by-step review of the cutover process.

These meetings provide an opportunity for network administrators and technical staff to voice their concerns and provide feedback. Detailed orientations will be held for each network administrator as part of the Network 21 cutover process.

Network 21 information is available on the World Wide Web at http://letterman.ucdavis.edu/net21/