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Stevens' Network Upgrades
Regina Pynn
Issue date: 3/2/07 Section: Campus Life
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On March 1st 2007, a Stevens' network upgrade over a year in the making took place. The Office of Information and Technology (IT) navigated the move from an older OC-3 circuit from Verizon to a new Switched Ethernet Service. This service is also provided by Verizon. The move will set the framework for increased Internet bandwith for future Stevens students.
The move was not prompted by any serious problems with the network. It was the evolution of technology and the desire to bring a better Internet experience to Stevens brought the upgrade.
"People who are just browsing wouldn't have noticed a problem," says the head of IT, Eric Rosenberg. "It's audio and video (usage)."
Lag times with downloads, especially large files, can sometimes present difficulties during peak usage hours.
Changes in the way colleges access the Internet are occurring all over New Jersey. A consortium of colleges, known as NJEdge, works to purchase bandwidth at reduced prices. Demand for bandwidth is an increasingly important issue across the country as the way that students use the internet changes. Many states have set up similar consortiums to deal with the technological needs of their universities.
The network upgrade is just one way that Stevens is trying to keep modern technology available for the students and faculty. Our extensive wireless network and ability to transition smoothly from one building's wireless to another are rare on the university level.
Stevens ranked in the most recent edition of Princeton Review's "25 Most Connected Campuses."
IT's administrative arm is located on the 5th floor of Howe. The computer service center, where labtops are picked up and repaired and where laptop equipment can be purchaced, sits just below the library.
The move was not prompted by any serious problems with the network. It was the evolution of technology and the desire to bring a better Internet experience to Stevens brought the upgrade.
"People who are just browsing wouldn't have noticed a problem," says the head of IT, Eric Rosenberg. "It's audio and video (usage)."
Lag times with downloads, especially large files, can sometimes present difficulties during peak usage hours.
Changes in the way colleges access the Internet are occurring all over New Jersey. A consortium of colleges, known as NJEdge, works to purchase bandwidth at reduced prices. Demand for bandwidth is an increasingly important issue across the country as the way that students use the internet changes. Many states have set up similar consortiums to deal with the technological needs of their universities.
The network upgrade is just one way that Stevens is trying to keep modern technology available for the students and faculty. Our extensive wireless network and ability to transition smoothly from one building's wireless to another are rare on the university level.
Stevens ranked in the most recent edition of Princeton Review's "25 Most Connected Campuses."
IT's administrative arm is located on the 5th floor of Howe. The computer service center, where labtops are picked up and repaired and where laptop equipment can be purchaced, sits just below the library.
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