The implementation will be completed in four phases, one each summer, starting this summer and ending in 2003. That will be upgraded to a homogenous transport medium that will be available campus wide. Mixed copper telecommunication cable categories with different capacities are being used across campus. This will be changed to a single category that will provide uniform access. Fiber optic cable is currently unevenly distributed on campus.
Some buildings have a single fiber optic cable and some have two fiber optic cables.
Two fiber optic cables allow for redundancy. Redundancy means back up is available without disrupting service. The majority of the campus is currently served by 10 Mbit that is early 1990's technology. This will increase the speed with which individuals access the network. This upgrade is designed to provide the ability for additional upgrades in the future, as new technology is made available.