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Sultan Qaboos University Centre for Information Systems

Sultan Qaboos University Centre for Information Systems. Network Division. Agenda. Division Introduction Achieved Projects Ongoing Projects Future Projects Challenges Q & A. Introduction. Network Division

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Sultan Qaboos University Centre for Information Systems

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  1. Sultan Qaboos UniversityCentre for Information Systems Network Division

  2. Agenda • Division Introduction • Achieved Projects • Ongoing Projects • Future Projects • Challenges • Q & A

  3. Introduction • Network Division The division is responsible for all infrastructure aspects of local area networking within the SQUNet. In particular, the division oversees the operation of the university campus wide network backbone and its related LANs, WANs and Wireless in various SQU buildings.

  4. Responsibilities • Planning, designing and development of network infrastructure. • Providing technical consultancy in the provision of networks for SQU buildings and projects. • Managing networks projects, i.e. specifying, requesting, evaluating, recommending, and following implementations of the projects. • Offering network connectivity services. • Carrying out the installation, maintenance and upgrading of the SQUNet infrastructure. Managing, monitoring and diagnosing the operations of all networks devices. • Responsible for the well being of all network control rooms within the SQU campus. • Responsible for the security of the SQUNet infrastructure. • Documentation of administrative and technical information about the SQUnet.

  5. Community Services • Providing technical consultancy in networking projects for the government. • Provide technical training in networking for students from SQU colleges as well as other colleges, institutes and center.

  6. Facts & Figures

  7. Network Growth

  8. Network Equipments • Network Switches • HP ProCurve 9300 • HP ProCurve 5400 • HP ProCurve 5300 • HP ProCurve 8000/4000 • HP ProCurve 2900 • HP ProCurve 2800 • HP ProCurve 2600 • HP ProCurve 2424 • 3COM SuperStack 3 • 3COM SuperStack II • Others…

  9. WAN Router • Juniper J3XXX • Internet Router • Cisco 7XXX • Firewall • Juniper • Network Management Tools • HP ProCurve Manager • Fluck Tools • Aruba Controller

  10. Wireless (Hot Spot) • Aruba Access Points • Aruba Controller • Building to Building Wireless • Orinoco Outdoor Router • HP • Tsunami Outdoor Router • Aruba Outdoor Router

  11. Project Achieved • Wireless Project • Selecting the technology • Site survey and installing the Access Points • Management include student & staff machine registration, configuration, information & instruction available on CIS page. • Continues development and activating the Guest SSID • LAW College • WAN connectivity • Evaluating the LAN • Replacing the old equipments • Monitoring the performance • Nursing • Cabling complete • Network ready to go live in the building

  12. Continue • Culture Complex • Cabling complete • Replacing the network equipments at art • College of engineering Labs building • 2 new buildings at female complex 3 • Childhood center • New class rooms • 2 new computer labs – college of engineering • 1 new computer lab – college of education • 1 new computer lab – college of commerce • Fiber connectivity to villa 7 • Fiber connectivity to villa 8 • New offices at administration building • Wireless & Wired for 2 buildings – Special needs students at complex 7

  13. Continue • Student Area – 2 Cafeterias, Student Clinic, Computer Shop • Cabling • Wireless coverage • Lecture Theatre 1 • Cabling • Wireless coverage • SQU Events • Graduation Day – network setup at Amphitheatre • New Staff week - network setup • New Students - network setup • Career Exhibition - network setup • All Colleges Events

  14. Continue ……..adding new network points

  15. Ongoing Project • Cultural Complex • Nursing School • New Engineering Annex – Labs Building • New offices at Science • New offices at Agriculture • New offices at Medicine • New offices at Human Resources & Staff • Testing fiber cables at student complexes • organize the network connectivity at CIS control room

  16. Future Projects • New Science Annex – North Building • New Education Annex • Connecting the transport, Housing, Research Lab, Technical Stores and Main Store with fiber optic cable • Adding more Access Points to expand the wireless coverage • Zero effort to register machine into the wireless • Security – Wireless & Wired • Replacing old Edge/Aggregate Switches • Replacing old Core Switches

  17. Challenges • Internet Speed • Security • Large campus less staff • Wireless User Supports & Registrations • IP Telephony • Devices maintaining • Catch new technology

  18. Network Diagrams

  19. Q & A

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