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George Mason University: GMU Network Caps Costs, Not Service
9/26/2002
With the upgrade to optical networking, GMU is also working to increase its presence in Network Virginia, offering itself as a GigaPOP site for other member institutions.
Currently the optical network is in place between the Fairfax, Va. and the Prince William, Va., campus, and between Fairfax and the Arlington, Va., campus (site of the law school and school of public policy). A third segment, linking the Prince William and Arlington campuses to form a protected ring, has not yet been funded.
The optical Ethernet network will allow GMU to increase bandwidth without adding to costs. The alternative would have been to continually add bandwidth through additional OC3 lines—an expensive proposition. The network also gives the campus flexibility in terms of its technology plans. “This plan allows us to build for the future without speculating on what it might hold,” says Anderson.
For more information, contact Randy Anderson at randers4@gmu.edu.
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