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UND Division of Research
Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Plan

Priority Action Area C – (Hardware – Networking)
Goal One: High-bandwidth (multi-gigabit) participation in national and international research and education networks.

Action Plan:

1. Complete Northern Tier connectivity to gigapops at Chicago and Seattle.
2. Complete Northern Tier connectivity from Manitoba to South Dakota border.
3. Develop a long-term funding strategy to maintain the network.

Goal Two: Increase the research lab/office network to multi-gigabit capacity.

Action Plan:

1. Identify use cases that demand 10 gigabit bandwidth.
2. Implement plan that includes multi-gigabit capability as needed and redundant equipment for reliability.

Goal Three: Extend campus-wide network capacity to redundant gigabit connectivity

Action Plan:

1. Identify locations that do not currently meet this criterion.
2. Seek funding to implement extended network capability.

Goal Four: Mobility across campus

Action Plan:

1. Identify locations that are not currently served by wireless connectivity.
2. Seek funding and implement additional wireless locations for full campus-wide coverage.