Information Technology Communications

Welcome to the home page of Information Technology Communicatons. Information Technology Communications is responsible for the campus backbone network, as well as the networks of many departments and auxiliaries. We consult, design, install and manage computer networks on all USF campuses and off-campus locations.

Wireless Coverage in LSA (2009-09-08)

The Life Sciences Annex (LSA) building has now joined campus buildings offering wireless to faculty, staff and students. The rooms along the 132 corridor now feature a/b/g 802.11 wireless . ITC continues to expand the coverage in other buildings as well, and upgrading infrastructure to 802.11n where feasible.

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Juniper-Poplar State-of-the-Art Network (2009-08-10)

The Juniper-Poplar residence hall complex is the latest and greatest of USF’s facilities serving students residing on campus. Apart from all the immediately obvious innovations, they also have a number of advanced behind-the-scenes features.
The entire complex is covered with 802.11n-compliant wireless coverage. In simple terms this means that students can enjoy speeds of up to 300 megabits on wireless — as compared to 54 megabits supported by the previous 802.11g standard, and 11 megabits supported by the traditional 802.11b standard. 802.11n also adds advanced features to deal with multipath and other radio intereference.
In addition to wireless, every active Ethernet jack in the building is capable of 1 gigabit speeds, and the building backbone as well as connection to the campus backbone is 10 gigabits.
The practical implications of all this technology is that students and faculty residing in Juniper-Poplar will have faster-than-ever access to on-campus resources such as streaming video and audio, large project files, and other data-intensive uses.

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FAH, BSN and PHY Network Upgrade (2009-05-15)

Information Technology Communications has finished replacing the obsolete network infrastructure in all of the College of Business as well as all of the College of the Arts. We’re also updating a page with progress reports and Before-and-After pictures.
This project is replacing network equipment that is up to 13 years old with Power-over-Ethernet capable Gigabit Ethernet equipment for support of convergence of data, voice and video applications. It also vastly improves support for data-intensive research applications.

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802.11n Wireless in the Business Building (2009-04-28)

Several rooms on the 1st and 2nd floor of the BSN building (old wing) now have 802.11n compliant wireless signal available. In practice this means the ability to serve more clients, have more reliable connections, and faster wireless speeds. We will continue to expand 802.11n coverage throughout campus.

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