Harvard Offers Sneak Peek Into Their Network

Bob Brown writes "Harvard University doesn't usually talk much about its internal network, but here, the guy overseeing it opens up about the homegrown and commercial tools used to manage the massive system." From the article: "Harvard, as of late, has been exhibiting another telco trait - considering the network as part of the university's critical infrastructure. As such, its construction is considered during the initial planning phases of building renovation, new construction and campus expansion projects. The data networks that are being built today, at Harvard and similar institutions, are being built to host a variety of IP-based traffic. Most every physical-plant control device, whether it be security cameras, chilled water-valve actuators or parking garage card readers, are being designed to work with the IP network"

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So a couple questions first a) what makes harvard so special? seriously I mean its a generally well regarded college, but not nessecarily in the area of IT b) putting everything on the IP network, is probably a bad idea.

Does Harvard have a nuclear reactor? That would be a "not so good" technology to have on the public network. just seems that the current trend to give everything an IP address is a step in the wrong direction.