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University of Utah: A Rich History in Innovation and Networking Excellence

Welcome to the University of Utah! Learn about our prestigious heritage, notable alumni, and cutting-edge networking services provided to the campus and beyond. Discover how we're shaping the future of education in Utah and southern Idaho.

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University of Utah: A Rich History in Innovation and Networking Excellence

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  1. Welcome from the University of Utah Stephen H. Hess Associate Vice President Electronic Communications

  2. University of Utah • Oldest University West of the Missouri River • Total Enrollment 28,437 • Total Number of Employees 14,250 • 17 Colleges • $ 1.7 Billion Annual Budget • Host of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games

  3. University of Utah Graduates • Nolan Bushnell founder of Atari father of Video Games • John E. Warnock Co-Founder of Adobe Systems • Edwin Catmull President of Pixar • Alan Ashton Co-Founder of Word Perfect • David Evans Co-Founder of Evans and Sutherland • Thomas Stock on the Faculty of the UofU College of Engineering the Father of Digital Recording

  4. Utah Networking History • 1969 ARPANET commissioned by DOD for research into networking - Uses Network Control Protocol (NCP) through Information Message Processors (IMP) developed by Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc. (BBN) - First node at UCLA and soon after at Stanford Research Institute (SRI), UCSB, and the University of Utah.

  5. Utah Networking History • 1971 15 nodes (23 hosts): UCLA, SRI, UCSB, U of Utah, BBN, MIT, RAND, SDC, Harvard, Lincoln Lab, Stanford, UIU(C), CWRU, CMU, NASA/Ames. • That’s 34 years. LOTS of years in Internet Time

  6. University of Utah Network • Provides Internet, Internet2, IP video, VoIP services for several hundred departments and buildings on campus • 40 gig Core Node Project: bringing 40 GigE from the Core nodes to Distrubution • More info In Bryan Morris Utah Network update later today

  7. Utah Education Network • Provides Internet, Internet2, IP video, VoIP services for K-12, higher-ed, libraries, state government in Utah and southern Idaho • GL3 Project: bringing GigE WAN services to Utah higher-ed, K-12, libraries, state govt • Phase 1 (finish summer ‘05): GigE/10GigE backbone, most higher-eds, 16 K-12 district offices, 25 middle/high schools, state government • Phase 2 (finish fall ‘05): 145 middle/high schools, more higher-ed main and branch campuses • Phase 3 (start ‘06): ~300 K-12 schools, libraries

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