The Office of Information Technology Welcomes the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 2 Mission The Office of Information Technology provides leadership and innovation in information technology planning, implements efficient technology infrastructures, develops and deploys effective information systems, and delivers responsive IT support services.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 3 Units The Office of the Vice President and Chief Information Officer Academic Support Administrative and Enterprise Applications Networking and Telecommunications Services Technical Services and Support User Support Services

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 4 Units The Office of the Vice President and Chief Information Officer The Office of the Vice President and Chief Information Officer works with corporate, government, and educational partners to build a shared vision of the future as the University of Maryland plays a major role in the development and deployment of innovative and collaborative information technology initiatives.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 5 Units Academic Support Academic Support assists faculty, students, and staff in the design and integration of technology into the teaching and learning process and into research initiatives.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 6 Units Administrative and Enterprise Applications Administrative and Enterprise Applications designs, develops, and implements databases, data warehouses, and enterprise application software in support of student, administrative, and business processes.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 7 Units Networking and Telecommunications Services Networking and Telecommunications Services provides data, voice, and video communications infrastructure and services that support academic research and teaching, administrative, and outreach activities.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 8 Units Technical Services and Support Technical Services and Support designs, develops, and deploys technical architecture, Web solutions, and University-wide computer services, including desktop, LAN, and UNIX support for the University community.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 9 Units User Support Services User Support Services enhances the productivity of the University community and empowers users by making information technology accessible and providing a customer focused, single point of contact for quality IT services and technical support.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 10 Advanced Networking Initiatives Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) Next Generation Internet Exchange (NGIX) Internet2 Chinese – American Networking Symposium Internet Educational Equal Access Foundation net.work.Maryland

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 11 Advanced Networking Initiatives Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) The University of Maryland administers and hosts the Mid- Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) network. MAX is the Internet2 gigaPoP for the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 12 Advanced Networking Initiatives Higher Education Catholic University Gallaudet University Georgetown University George Washington University NCSA / ACCESS SURA UCAID University of Maryland University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore Co. Univ. System of Maryland (aggregating 11 campuses) rev. 10/27 Federal Labs and Agencies NASA / GSFC NSF NIH NLM NOAA Naval Research Lab & ATDnet Smithsonian Institution U.S. Geological Survey Private Non-Profit Howard Hughes Med. Institute Emerging Technology Center Fujitsu Labs of America Current MAX Membership (32 Participants)

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 13 Advanced Network Initiatives Next Generation Internet Exchange (NGIX) The University of Maryland provides one of the three Next Generation Internet Exchanges (NGIX) for the federal research networks. This exchange connects the national research labs in the Greater Washington region to the University of Maryland over direct fiber-optic links-- enabling joint research and development partnerships.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 14 Advanced Network Initiatives Current NGIX Participants NASA NISN operational NASA NREN research DREN defense research UCAID's Abilene research MCI's vBNS research National Library of Medicine

NGIX Interconnections and Peering MAE-East Sprint NY-NAP (Pennsauken, NJ) NGIX Public Exchange Point Private Exchange Point peering in place peering planned JETnet: connected to the exchange point JETnet: plan to connect to the exchange point Created by Javad Boroumand, updated 17Nov02 by JJ Jamison FIX/MAE-West (Ames) NGIX-DC/MAX NGIX-SF (Ames) USGS Sunnyvale LA SDSC NYC (Manhattan) NGIX-CH (AADS) Non-NGIX OC-12 Connection PNWGP Seattle

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 16 Advanced Network Initiatives Internet2 The University of Maryland, College Park is an active member of the Internet2 consortium and committed to furthering the goals of Internet2's mission. The Office of Information Technology provides support that enables the University to continue its leading role in advanced research on computing technology.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 17 Advanced Network Initiatives Chinese – American Networking Symposium The Office of Information Technology is an active participant in the Chinese-American Networking Symposium (CANS). OIT representatives collaborate annually with networking experts from China and the United States to discuss new ideas in networking technology.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 18 Advanced Network Initiatives Internet Educational Equal Access Foundation The Internet Educational Equal Access Foundation (IEEAF) is a non-profit corporation that seeks to provide and stimulate real benefits for educational institutions and their communities of higher learning.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 19 Advanced Network Initiatives net.work.Maryland The University of Maryland provides leadership and support to net.work.Maryland, a high-speed backbone available throughout the State of Maryland. Net.work.Maryland connects state, county and municipal government agencies and departments, libraries, hospitals, K-12 education, and other higher education institute’s data networks.

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community University of Maryland Statistics: 25,099 Undergraduate Students 9,061 Graduate Students 14,750 Faculty and Staff

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 21 Current Network Statistics: 194 Buildings 17,494 Campus Network Jacks 23,919 Campus Network Machines 10,380 Residence Hall Network Jacks Over 200 Access Points in Wireless Network

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 22 UMDnet- Backbone

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 23 UMDnet Subnets

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 24 Wireless Coverage

Office of Information Technology Providing Computing and Communications Resources and Services to the University of Maryland Community 25 Technical Architecture Information Technology Security Academic/Faculty Support