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IT Briefing Agenda 11/17/05. Foundation Issues & Governance Quick Updates AAIT CTS Organization ACM Demonstration VPN Announcement Wireless & Core update. Rich Mendola Karen Jenkins John Ellis John Ellis Jay Flanagan Paul Petersen. General Updates. Karen Jenkins. Quick Updates.
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IT Briefing Agenda 11/17/05 • Foundation Issues & Governance • Quick Updates • AAIT CTS Organization • ACM Demonstration • VPN Announcement • Wireless & Core update • Rich Mendola • Karen Jenkins • John Ellis • John Ellis • Jay Flanagan • Paul Petersen
General Updates Karen Jenkins
Quick Updates • TechTalks - Announcement • New IT Forums to solicit input on current and future services/technology • Schedule meetings based on demand and interest • Send email to CTS-CI@listserv.cc.emory.edu to request a topic • Meetings and topics will be posted on it.emory.edu, meeting maker, and sent to local-l • MS Campus Agreement - Update
New AAIT Customer Facing Organization John Ellis
AAIT Re-Organization AAIT = Academic and Administrative Information Technology (Formerly known as ITD)
Objective • Reorganize the AAIT division to: • Improve service by increasing transparency to our customers and partners. • Become more agile in response to University strategic direction. • Respond more openly to synergy with potential partners.
New Team Names • Academic Technology Services (ATS) • Administrative & Data Services (ADS) • Client Technology Services (CTS) • Operational & Infrastructure Services (OIS) • Finance & Administration Services (OFA)
Major Changes? • New Unit: Client Technology Services (CTS) • Purpose: Focus on the Client and end-user experience • Customer relationship management • Customer facing technologies • Responsible for systems: • Email • Identity management and security • Desktop support • Websites & communications
Major Changes? (cont.) • New teams within Client Technology Services (CTS) for: • Identity Management • Email • Web & Communications • Consolidate all desktop support within CTS • Consolidate all systems support within Operations (OIS)
Major Changes? (cont.) • HelpDesk moves to Operations (OIS) • Split application administration functions from systems administration and support • Consolidate all enterprise data support within Applications; DBA’s move to ADS • Academic (ATS) teams aligned with management and lead positions
New Positions to be posted • New lead position in ADS for Enterprise Data Technical Lead • New lead position in OIS for Systems Support Technical Lead • Lead Storage Engineer • System Administrator positions
VPN Announcement Jay Flanagan
A Status Report for Wireless and the New CoreNovember 17, 2005
Agenda • Wireless at Emory • Status at Start of School • The ResNet Project • Current Usage • EmoryUnpulgged Released • Wireless Futures • Emory’s Next Generation Core • Current State • Design • Virtual Routing • Mesh versus Cube • 1 gig versus 10 gig • Implementation Timeline
Wireless: Start of School • September 2005 • 271 Access Points (all Aruba) • Full or Partial Coverage in over 20 Buildings • 3 Outdoor Areas Covered • Although coverage around campus was significant, the only Residence Hall with wireless was Woodruff…
Wireless: The ResNet Project • In September AAIT, Housing, and NetCom, led by Rich put together a project to install wireless in all of the Residence Halls. • Lowered costs: • $1,175 per Install (was $1,250) • $54 per month (was $72) • ResNet Project Specifics: • More than 50 Buildings • Projected almost 500 APs • Roughly $700,000 • Deadline: January - Start of Spring Semester
Wireless: ResNet Project Status • Completed Buildings: • Alabama, Dobbs, Gilbert, Hopkins, Longstreet, McTyeire, Means, Oxford, Smith, Thomas, Thomson, & Trimble • 395 Access Points (up from 271) • Remaining Buildings: • Clairmont (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H & Tower), Clifton Tower, Fraternity Row, Harris, Turman Complex, & Turner Village • An additional 200+ APs to go
Wireless: Current Usage -Associations Blue Represents Total Associations
Wireless: Current Usage - Clients Total Number of Authenticated Wireless Users
Wireless: EmoryUnplugged – Released • Wireless Guest Access: • Unauthenticated and unencrypted wireless access for guests • Limited to Web, Secure Web, and VPN • WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access: • User-friendly way to connect • Stronger Encryption
Wireless: EmoryUnplugged – Released • Spreading the Word… • Wheel Article, Emory Report Article • Website Improvements • http://it.emory.edu/wireless • EmoryUnplugged Events • 3 at Cox Hall Media Center • First Event Tomorrow for Local Support • 2 to 4 PM – Bring your laptop • 1 at Clairmont Campus (Week of 1/20)
Wireless Futures • Expanding Wireless Coverage • Emory, Crawford Long, & Wesley Woods Hospitals • Will support EeMR & Patient/Guest Access • Emory College (> 25 Buildings) • Others… • Wireless VoIP • The Remote AP • The Mobile Office
NexGen Core - Design • Virtual Routers • In the current model there are separate physical routers for each core with in the same switching center • Virtual Routers allow for each core to be contained within the same physical router • Advantages • Less Routers (less power and space) • Greater scalability
NexGen Core - Design • Mesh versus Cube • Mesh Advantages • Each router is only one hop away from any other router • Ultimate in redundancy • Mesh Disadvantage • Too many fiber paths and fiber ports
NexGen Core - Design • Cube Design • Each router is connected to a subset of the other core routers in such a way that an outage with any fiber path or switch center would not cause an outage. • Conserves on fiber paths and ports
NexGen Core - Design • 1 Gig vs. 10 Gig • Even with a cube design it would use an excessive amount of ports and fiber to duplicate the cube for each core. • With 10 Gig links we can setup the cube and virtually partition one gig links for each core. • Each core will be at each switching center • We will be able to burst into the unused bandwidth
NexGen Core – Implementation • The Routers are being installed now • The new router cube should be built before next semester • A transition plan for migrating links to the new core is being developed. • Deadline – end of the fiscal year