EDUCAUSE | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and Network Infrastructure and Equipment

America's Most Connected Campuses

drupal — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:12:10 -0600

The article lists the top 25 connected campuses including the full criteria considered in their methodology.

Cisco Architecture for Lawful Intercept in IP Networks

drupal — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:55:17 -0600

For the purposes of this document, lawful intercept is the lawfully authorized interception and monitoring of communications. Service providers are being asked to meet legal and regulatory requirements for the interception of voice as well as data communications in IP networks in a variety of countries worldwide. Although requirements vary from country to country, some requirements remain common even though details such as delivery formats may differ. This document describes Cisco's Architecture for supporting lawful intercept in IP networks. It provides a general solution that has a minimum set of common interfaces. This document does not attempt to address any of the specific legal requirements or obligations that may exist in a particular country.

Network Cost Recovery Task Force Summary Report

drupal — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:27:11 -0500

A task force was formed to evaluate how best to charge users of Cornell's data network resources. This report explains the rate structure the task force developed.

Network Service Billing Strategies at Cornell

drupal — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:19:03 -0500

This document outlines the Cornell network design and related costs to provide context for an exploration of network cost recovery strategies.

Five Colleges Consortium Seeks to Buy Its Own Fiber Cable, Rather Than Lease Local Circuits

drupal — Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:56:37 -0600

A five Colleges consortium is looking to buy its own fiber cable, rather than lease local circuits.

Revolutionizing Science and Engineering Through Cyberinfrastructure

drupal — Tue, 04 Feb 2003 09:15:18 -0600

This report was written by the NSF blue-ribbon committee chaired by Dan Atkins, it is on cyberinfrastructure to support science.

Case Western Begins $25-Million Project to Put Fast Connections on Every Desktop

drupal — Fri, 29 Mar 2002 15:49:59 -0600

Case Western Reserve University has begun a $25-million project to build a data, video, and voice network that will be 10 times as fast as most campus networks. The effort will give every computer on the university's campus a connection that moves a billion bits of data per second.

Planning a Campus Network: A Small College Perspective

drupal — Mon, 08 Mar 1999 17:59:24 -0600

This paper offers advice to administrators and faculty as they engage in planning, building, and managing campus networks. The paper draws material from a series of talks given by the author and comments collected from a mediated electronic roundtable created to discuss ideas about the development and management of campus networks at small colleges. The paper has the following sections: (1) Introduction, (2) Observations about the Network Planning Process, (3) Strategic Issues Related to Network Planning, (4) Planning the Ideal Campus Network, (5) Building the Ideal Campus Network, (6) Funding and Staffing Issues Related to Campus Networking, (7) Planning for New Activities and Unexpected Consequences, (8) Concluding Thoughts.