USC Phase 2 Plan
Upgrade building feeds to one or more 100 Mb/s and install 10 Mb/s switches in all buildings.
- Use 10 Mb/s technology due to Cat 3 wire in most campus buildings.
- Install 100 Mb/s switched or hub based networks where community funds Cat 5 wire installation and increased hub or switch cost.
Install 1Gbps ethernet trunk connections between the main collector hubs in Fall 97 when cards are available. Use current 100 Mb/s trunk cards to connect to upgraded buildings as 1 Gb/s cards are available.
Install ATM switch capability on the collector hubs to allow for ATM connections as needed (QoS or other issues will drive this).
Start an aggressive program to implement VLANs when switched hubs are installed in buildings. VLANs will allow secure grouping of users that are not in the same building.
Install VLAN switch hardware in administrative facilities to provide secure high speed connections between AIS users and servers.
Aggressively work to install fiber based connections to north campus housing and academic facilities.