Ethernet has one of the highest bandwidths. New Ethernet standards will increase its bandwidth by an order of magnitude. The new infrastructure will have a fiber optic backbone connecting all buildings. Fiber optic cable has the greatest bandwidth potential. Fiber optic cable has the longest span available.
Fiber optic is immune to environmental hazards such as lightning.
The new infrastructure will be implemented in a phased process. A phased approach will allow for the budgeting of infrastructure long-term maintenance and improvement. Phase 1 Phase 1 will take place during the summer and fall of 1997. The wiring of the Mansion with Cat 5, 10BaseT cable. The installation of a Windows NT 4.0 server.