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Responding to Tomorrow's Technology
6/4/2004
This saves on the labor costs associated with removing the obsolete fiber. While blowing a maximum of eight fibers per-tube was common practice at the time of the initial installation, Brokofsky had 12 Blolite fibers blown into populated tubes for maximum cost effectiveness. Creighton University is the first academic facility in the United States to blow all 12 Blolite fibers into the Microduct tubes, the highest fiber density available.A Concept to Grow On
Moving forward, Creighton University plans to deploy the Blolite blown optical fiber system for its entire data network. Plenty of spare Microduct tubes will provide a way to easily expand the campus network, positioning the university for success in the 21st century and ensuring that students have access to nationwide and worldwide information and resources. An upcoming eastward expansion of the campus will include 28 Microduct tubes and over 250,000 feet of Blolite fiber for several buildings, including a new soccer arena.Creighton University programs in medicine and dentistry involve research-based application access to remote devices at high speed, the movement of large-scale files, and even video conferencing. “We’re performing significant amounts of imaging here like sending X-rays and EKGs over the network, and the growth in these types of applications is enormous,” says Brokofsky. “With a blown optical fiber system, we’re ready to increase bandwidth and go to 10GB whenever these applications call for it.”
In addition to data, Creighton serves cable TV, remote telephone switches, environmental controls, CCTV, door access systems, and even the student debit card system for vending machines, laundry, and other purchases over its fiber network.
While bringing fiber to the desktop will not take place for quite some time, Brokofsky knows that technology is changing fast and that sufficient bandwidth is key to the evolution and improvement of every Creighton initiative.
Brian A. Young (bay@creighton.edu) is vice president for information technology
at Creighton University. Brian Young is pictured above with Blolite blown optical
fiber that will seamlessly intergrate technology into Creighton's learning environment.
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