100Mb Ethernet Upgrade

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In accordance with the University's Strategic Plan, the Office of Information Technology is preparing to upgrade the "Standard Ethernet" service offering from switched 10 Megabit (Mb) to switched 100Mb. The end result will be 100Mbs of bandwidth available to every desktop on campus.

Currently, the majority of buildings on campus are wired with Category 3 wiring, which is unable to support 100Mb Ethernet. Category 5 or Category 6 wiring is required for 100Mb Ethernet. OIT is currently working to identify and secure funding to rewire all campus buildings with the necessary wiring. Meanwhile, Network & Telecommunications Services (NTS) will focus initial efforts on those buildings that are wired with Category 5 wire.




The following buildings have been identified as having Category 5 wiring and will be among the first to be upgraded.

36Plant Sciences Building
68Campus Recreation Center
387Technology Advancement Program Building
806Myers Building




The following locations have been identified as "building wings" that contain all Category 5 wiring and will also be among the first to be upgraded.

076Symons -- "C wing"




The wiring is being upgraded to 100Mb to enhance performance of the campus network and to accommodate network traffic in the future. As we move forward with this upgrade over the next several years, some user related issues will need to be addressed.

  • The grey Category 3 station cable connecting each desktop machine to a network data jack must be replaced with a Category 5 station cable. Each user will be receiving a blue Category 5 station cable from their Department Telecommunications Representative (DTR). Station cables should be replaced prior to the upgrade.

  • The common practice of "splitting" data jacks to allow two Ethernet connections to be ordered over a single Category 3 data jack will not be supported in buildings offering 100Mb as the Standard Ethernet service. To address this issue, NTS will work with departments to relocate those connections. The installation of new jacks may be required.

  • The new network hardware being installed will support both 10Mb and 100Mb connections. Users that have "10/100" Ethernet cards should configure them to "auto-negotiate" both speed and duplex. This will allow the network hardware and the user's Ethernet card to "agree" on the optimum speed and duplex for each connection.



The following buildings currently offer 100Mb as the "Standard Ethernet" service.

035McKeldin Library (all 0Bxxx jacks)
039Van Munching Hall (new wing, all xDxxx and xExxx jacks)
048Francis Scott Key Hall (second and third floors)
054Preinkert Field House
147 Hornbake Library (all 3Bxxx jacks)
162 Cole Field House (all BAxxx & 0Cxxx jacks)
166Golf Course Club House
199MFRI Training Building (B Wing)
224 Computer and Space Sciences Building (C wing, second, and third floors)
360Comcast Arena
379Football Team Building
386Maryland Center for the Performing Arts
404 Mowatt Lane Parking Garage - PG5
405SCUB #4
406 Computer Science Instruction Center
409 Softball Field Press Stand
795Avrum Gudelsky Veterinary Center
803 Adelphi Road Office Annex
805Patapsco Building
886Veterinary Sciences Barn
900Maryland National Bank Building (8400 Baltimore Ave)
902 6303 Ivy Lane, 5th Floor
906Executive Building (7100 Baltimore Ave)
930SunTrust Bank Building (6200 Baltimore Ave)
931Carlton Building (7309 Baltimore Ave)
936Ronald Reagan Building (Washington, D.C)
973Hillel Center (7612 Mowatt Lane)
994University Courtyard Clubhouse

 

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