NetStar helped Swinburne implement a single Internet
Protocol-based communications network, capable of
providing voice, video and data services to more than
45,000 students and 4,500 staff using the latest Cisco
technology. With more than 11,000 connection points
it will be one of the largest end-to-end Internet
Protocol (IP) telephony networks in the world, outside
of Cisco's own headquarters campus in the United States.
Swinburne Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Wallace
said the university was “looking for a reliable
and robust network which was flexible enough to meet
our needs now and for the future”. “With
the approach we have taken, Swinburne will get an
intelligent network infrastructure which will take
advantage of new technologies and applications such
as video for learning purposes and campus communications,
IP telephony, wireless networking and many others,”
he said. “We will also develop a student/client
resource management application which will enhance
the student experience from a technological and customer
service point of view.”
Mr Richard Constantine, Director of IT Services at
Swinburne said, “High availability was one of
the key criteria in moving to a gigabit backbone,
with redundancy and fault-tolerance at both a hardware
and system level.”
“This network infrastructure ensures that globally,
services are available at all times to our staff and
students,” Mr Constantine said. "Swinburne
has a large number of students accessing teaching
and learning content remotely from various global
locations. The key message is anywhere, anytime and
from any place. We also have students at night school
and taking classes over the weekend. Our systems have
to be able to handle those requirements."
"We want to make sure that Swinburne's technology
infrastructure keeps us at the forefront of technological
universities in the Asia Pacific region," he
said.
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