Phone upgrade/GigE to the desktop
This shows the new Cisco phone that
will be installed. This phone has an optical hook switch, a color display,
and supports GigE (versus the current 100 Mbps) to the connected machine.
Users will benefit from the additional speed and features the new phones
provide.
NETS converted to and has since supported a Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) phone system for the past six years. The system has exceeded its
projected five-year life, and technical advancements are now available
that justify the upgrades to the VoIP system.
NETS is in the process of upgrading all UCAR phones to 1-Gbps capable, and therefore enabling 1 Gbps to the desktop as standard service when complete. This project began in spring 2008 and will be completed in 2009. This is part of the larger IPT teams plans for implementing a number of upgrades to the VoIP deployment at NCAR. This is a phased approach to migrate existing applications to new hardware, upgrade the applications to the Linux OS, and provide additional features to users. We will review and enhance the overall redundancy, reliability, and security of the production IPT network.
This work addresses NCAR's strategic priority of "Developing and providing advanced services and tools" and is supported through UCAR Communications Pool indirect funds.