Network Refresh Programme Roadmap November 2022
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Switch upgrades
IT Switch Upgrades
Port reduction surveys Vertical switch replacements – agree solution
Replacing the IT Network infrastructure in all buildings that will provide an upgraded, resilient, secure and manageable Network backbone.
Wi-Fi Upgrade
Vertical switch replacements – delivery New Newfibre fibrecabling cabling(verticals/CR (verticals/CRpiggy piggyback/stacks) back/stacks)
Wi-Fi strategy review – post pilot (NC PoC) Wi-Fi upgrades (Telent need to complete designs)
Replacing the Wi-Fi infrastructure in all buildings that will improve the coverage and speed of the Wi-Fi service. Students, staff and visitors are increasingly more reliant on Wi-Fi and the design of the upgraded service takes account the numbers of people using each building and the fact many people have more than one device each.
NAC – Network Access Control
Asbestos restrictions and solutions
NAC strategy planning and PoC NAC discovery (2 months per building)
IT Security is an essential aspect of the Network and throughout 2023 we will be upgrading the security systems to block rogue devices connecting to our networks. This will mean every device has to authenticate to the network once for us to verify that it can be used legitimately on our campuses. Unauthorised devices will be blocked.
IP re-addressing NAC implementation (1 month per building)
DC implementation plan
DC Migration The University has invested in new Infrastructure behind the scenes and during 2023 we will move the existing IT Services over to the new DC resulting in more manageable and secure IT Systems.
SIP Upgrade
DC test environment HW installed DC test by moving a live device DC implementation
SIP solution signed off (LLD and BoM) SIP circuit delivery by VM
The University is investing in state of the art telecoms connectivity to provide the fastest and most resilient connectivity across all buildings. This will replace the outdated lines and provide the building blocks for a new telecommunications environment. Known as UC (Unified Communications).
UC – Unified Communications The telecommunications systems will be upgraded during 2023 to allow the University to transform comms over to a new multi-faceted communication system based on Microsoft Teams. We will implement a fully flexible and resilient system that will be adaptable to the needs of all University staff.
SIP hardware solution implemented SIP cutover from ISDN
UC strategy planning and consultations UC design UC PO’s UC implementation
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