Why does CIT develop standards for the communications infrastructure?
In order to provide everyone across the campus involved with the construction of physical or logical networks, a set of common practices and guidelines to work with. By designing the network and infrastructure while observing these standards, will result in a maintainable and reliable communication network for the Cornell community. There are both construction (i.e., physical plant and wiring) and networking projects that utilize these standards. Construction standards include current and future technology needs of buildings. Networking standards (e.g., network protocols, name services, and etc.) are developed so that the campus community can rely on common services and capabilities throughout the campus. In all cases, CIT strives to develop standards that create a reliable and scaleable communication infrastructure that has a favorable “Total Cost of Ownership” for the University.
