GOAL Provide high quality, pro-active network monitoring and management to ensure reliable operation, provide input for future planning, and minimize costs. GOAL Provide tracking of emerging technologies, trends, and needs, with the view to incorporate technologies, as need dictates. GOAL Provide user training and support as resources permit. Work with management and purchasing to establish effective purchasing procedures. Security design should minimize risk of damage or loss and control access.
Methods vary depending on system function.
This capability will provide graceful recovery from scheduled power outages, monitoring of key components during outages, and some continued network connectivity across the site with a power outage in the computer building. Evaluate the need for increased firewalls to protect special subnets. Provide a plan for ongoing support of news including the possibility of outsourcing the service. Investigate integration of packetized video with room type video systems. We expect to deploy newer higher speed networks such as 100Mbps Ethernet and ATM, starting in 1998 and continuing through the decade.