Volume 5, No 2
Information Technology News of the University of California, Davis November 1996
Information Technology News of the University of California, Davis November 1996
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NetWork 21
Network 21 OrientationsThe thought of high-speed networking is becoming more of a reality as Network 21 Orientations introduce departments to the cutover process. Network Administrators and MSOs (Management Service Officers) are being invited to these information sessions, which outline the steps to either a first network connection or cutover to the new network.Each department receives a Network 21 Guide, a collection of documentation designed to aid departments in their cutover process and planning. Information presented at the orientations includes an overview of the Department Planning Tool (DPT), the method by which departments will convey device inventory data to Information Technology. Information provided by campus departments will be consolidated with other data to generate the detailed cutover plans required for each department. A multimedia presentation is planned for future orientation sessions, which will be held in Shields Library in the Center for Advanced Information Technology. All orientation sessions share the same goal -- to prepare departments for cutover to Network 21.
NAM ConfigurationsCampus departments will receive NAM confirmation reports prior to their scheduled Network 21 Orientations. Each report will include all buildings associated with a department.NAM addition and modification figures are as follows: Approximately 900 NAM additions will be funded by the project, with 200 more to be departmentally funded. Network 21 will fund a total of 3,300 NAM modifications. Departments are receiving two-week notification on NAM modifications and wiring installations. The Network 21 horizontal project team is contacting department managers and designated technical contacts with scheduling information.
Closet Construction CompleteThe base contract for the construction of communication closets is now complete. Modifications are being made on some closets and should be finished by the second week of November. The construction of communication closets, the first phase of the Network 21 project, began on July 31, 1995. The project has upgraded electrical capacity and ventilation in the closets to conform to Network 21 standards.If you have questions about Network 21, send e-mail to net21info@ucdavis.edu or go to http://net21.ucdavis.edu/
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