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Overview
The Harvard core network
is a joint effort of the faculties, departments, and affiliated
institutions of Harvard University. Many groups and individuals
contribute to the network's performance, growth, and success.
- University-wide
planning and advisory committees, such as the University
Technology Architecture Group (UTAG), help determine the
direction and scope of the core network, with the goal of
supporting the University's mission. (For information on
UTAG, contact Scott
Bradner.
- The Network
Engineering and Planning group of NOC provides architecture,
consulting, and design services to evolve the core network
to meet the University's fast-growing network needs.
- The Network
Operations Center (NOC) within University Information
Systems (UIS) manages the infrastructure and daily operations
of the core network.
In recent years, strategic
network enhancements have focused on increasing redundancy
to ensure robustness and continuous operation and delivering
high bandwidth to support innovative applications for teaching,
research, and communication. Many of the technology
initiatives currently under way at Harvard relate to or
rely on the Harvard core network.
Click here to view
a map of the core network.
Our role
The Network Engineering
and Planning group within NOC plays an active role in evolving
the Harvard core network and supporting the networking initiatives
of schools and departments.
- In a technical advisory
capacity, staff members participate in key planning committees
that define the scope and direction of the Harvard network.
We also assist in projects designed to evaluate or pilot
new technologies.
- We provide architecture,
design, consulting, and project management services for
University-wide network infrastructure projects such as
voice over IP, a video/audio conferencing gateway, and video
streaming.
- We act as a technical advisor,
advocate, and ambassador to the schools and departments,
encouraging adoption of University-wide technical standards,
fostering collaboration, and facilitating knowledge transfer
within the Harvard IT community and between Harvard and
the external technology community. [link to External activities,
below]
Fee-for-service offerings
Network Engineering and Planning
staff members are available to consult with Harvard IT departments
on a fee-for-service basis. Areas of expertise include:
- Network engineering and
design consulting
- Network management consulting
- Network services and systems
design consulting
- Network security.
External activities
To ensure that Harvard stays
in step with the latest technology developments and industry
standards, staff members play an active role in the networking
community beyond Harvard. They participate in standards-setting
bodies and workgroups, contribute to collaborative initiatives,
attend and present at major meetings and conferences, and
provide knowledge transfer to Harvard's own networking community.
Below is a representative list
of groups and initiatives that NOC staff members are involved
in, with links to relevant web sites:
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