August 31st, 2007 by Diane Dunn
You might think that network and telephone configuration for the newly expanded Student Center/Cross-Cultural Center would be relatively straightforward to design and install. However, here are some metrics to demonstrate the magnitude of this project.
12 communications rooms for telephone and network equipment and cabling
40+ wireless access points
70+ network switches
120+ strands of optical fiber interconnecting the [...]
July 27th, 2007 by Isaac Straley
NACS is always looking for new ways to protect users on UCInet from network-based attacks. One upcoming strategy is to deny inbound connections to campus computers except the ones that have been approved in advance by faculty and staff. This will protect most campus systems from unauthorized access while preserving off-campus connectivity wherever it is [...]
May 3rd, 2007 by Lyle Wiedeman
NACS regularly upgrades networking equipment around the campus, typically in a rolling series of school or departmental upgrades that take place over several years. In addition to these large upgrades–which may include replacing older wiring as well as equipment, campus-wide infrastructure needs maintenance and periodic replacement as well. In 2005, the core of the campus [...]
August 4th, 2006 by Lyle Wiedeman
Bruce Cotsonas, NACS Project Coordinator, and Todd Strand, NACS Infrastructure Engineer, co-presented at the 35th annual ACUTA conference and exhibition in San Diego on July 27th. (ACUTA is an association for communications technology professionals in Higher Education.)
In their presentation, “Visual Documentation and the Installation of Communications Infrastructure”, Bruce and Todd demonstrated the use of “visual [...]
April 8th, 2005 by Dana Roode
As part of an ongoing effort to keep UCInet up to date and able to meet the research and instructional needs of the campus, NACS is pleased to announce the completion of the network backbone upgrade.
The upgrade consisted of replacing and configuring the routers in the four core sites as well as upgrading UCI’s border [...]
April 8th, 2005 by Dana Roode
NACS hosted a half-day of hands-on training on communications cable installation on Thursday, March 31st. The class participants included fifteen UCI staff.
Gary Price, RCDD, of Nelson & Associates provided the Outside Plant electrical protection training. Wayne Brushett of Beach Wire and Cable, Inc., arranged for instructors from Superior Essex Communications LP.
The focus of the class [...]