Network Transport Services
network access medium
Campus users can utilize a high capacity circuit centrally demarc'd in the EBC building to transport data, voice or video circuits to their campus location via the SONET (Synchronous Optical Network). SONET technology allows the University to provide high bandwidth users the ability to receive large circuits from a provider at volume discounts.
Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) was originally designed in the 1980's for the public telephone network to transport high volumes of traffic between multiple networks optically. The emergence of SONET technology has resulted in many benefits for the telephony and data networking world, being a standard based technology, it allows for the transport of multiple mediums like video, voice, and data networks.
The University of Utah's SONET ring consists of a protected path OC 12 ring with a dual homed OC3 ring attached. Currently SONET resides in Eccles Broadcast, Hospital, and Fort Douglas Building 822 providing the University the capability to insert, transport, and drop off circuits from DS1 to OC3 size into any one of these buildings, then branch out to other buildings on campus. Vendors providing the service have one central location to deliver the service.
circuits
Customers can use OC3, DS3, DS1, and PRI circuits with the campus SONET.
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For more information about Network Transport Services, please contact a Service Coordinator at 581-4000, option 2.
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