The primary mission of the OIT Network Systems group is to ensure the correct and efficient operation of the campus internet. The campus internet is the combination of several major components including the campus-wide Ethernet, remote access, and connectivity to the Internet. The Network Systems Group monitors the operation of these components, assists in diagnosing problems, provides network address assignment, evaluates new networking products, and develops future network designs.

The group's goals for FY10 are:

• Investigate ways to increase the value of the campus communication infrastructures and associated applications in addressing the needs of the campus and reducing costs.
• Work closely with departments such as Dining Services, Facilities, and Public Safety on the deployment of new network-based applications and telecommunication services.
• Participate in the communications infrastructure planning for new buildings.
• Develop, test, and improve the Emergency Readiness plans and facilities of the campus telecommunication and network infrastructures.
• Implement increased security measures for both the network infrastructure and network servers.
• Promote the wider use, through education of the campus community, of available telecommunication services such as Automatic Call Distribution (ACD), video and voice conference services, voicemail to e-mail (EVM), and telephone features.
• Continue the process of improving cellular telephone access on the campus and the integration of business and personal cellular telephones into a campus communication plan.
• Support the development, deployment, and use of high-speed network applications with specific focus on Internet2, ESnet, and Computer Science.
• Pilot the latest wireless network technologies including 802.11n and WPA2.
• Evaluate the deployment of additional wireless networking infrastructure to support specific locations such as outdoor areas.
• Complete the process of upgrading building-to-core links to 1 Gbs, replacing obsolete closet network electronics, support additional 10 Gbs links, and complete the upgrading of academic and administrative desktops to 100 Mbs.
• Look for additional methods of detecting and documenting systems that have been compromised or infected.
• Pilot, evaluate, and integrate new voice technologies such as Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
• Reduce problem determination time by improved monitoring and diagnostic procedures.
• Evaluate technologies that could provide improved network access to off-campus buildings such as 1 Palmer Square and Palmer House.
• Increase the group's expertise in technologies in new network technologies such as 802.11n wireless, SIP/VoIP, firewalls, and network management.

Staff members include:

	Peter A. Olenick, Manager polenick@princeton.edu
Jeff Fitzwater jfitz@princeton.edu
	Bob Haines bhaines@princeton.edu
Danny Mola djmola@princeton.edu
	Irwin Tillman irwin@princeton.edu