Information Technology Communications will be upgrading the network infrastructure of select buildings (Business, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Education and Physics) to support Gigabit Ethernet, a speedup of ten to a hundred times compared to the current networks available at these locations.
The new Ethernet switches also support advanced features that prevent many network malfunctions and security problems, thereby reducing workload on USF IT personnel, making the network safer and more reliable. It also prepares USF to take advantage of unified communications in the long run, allowing the use of the computer network for telephony and video applications. This means that two separate, additional sets of cabling and equipment are no longer needed, leading to cost savings and a more efficient, single management framework.
This upgrade replaces equipment that is in some cases well over a decade old and no longer supported by the manufacturer.
You can find out more at http://www.net.usf.edu/desktop