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SUPPORTING RESEARCH
TO FURTHER ADVANCE FACULTY RESEARCH, WE HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, SERVICES, AND NEW SKILLS IN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE.
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
The network infrastructure team, led by David Nguyen, has taken great strides in assuring that SMU’s network remains stable while being upgraded to the latest advancements in technology. For wireless alone, over 300 access points have been upgraded to new wireless standards. Other major
projects in 2015 include the continuing installations at the new University Data Center, upgrading disaster recovery protocols and services, and dual authentication services.
The next year holds even more improvements to SMU’s infrastructure, with plans to create 10 gigabit network connections to each building,
selection and installation of a new Voice over IP telephone system, and strengthening network security across campus.
EDUROAM NETWORK
eduroam (EDUcation ROAMing) is a secure worldwide federated wireless network for individuals in higher education or research
environments. It allows these individuals to authenticate to the eduroam network utilizing their existing credentials anywhere that eduroam
is available. This network was initially deployed to support the DIS Physics Conference which was held at SMU under the leadership of Dr.
Fred Olness. Faculty and students traveling abroad have utilized this network as well connecting in locations such as Oxford, Switzerland, and
institutions across the US.
The graphic on the right illustrates the location from which an individual is visiting
and has successfully connected to eduroam network while on the SMU campus. Auckland Christchurch
CONNECTING WORLD CHANGERS WITH THE WORLD
Reykjavik
Vancouver Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles San Diego
Calgary
Phoenix
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Winnipeg Minneapolis
Quebec Ottawa Montreal
Toronto Boston
New York Philadelphia
Dublin
Lisbon
Rabat Cassablanca
London
Barcelona Madrid
Paris
Algiers
Lagos
Volgograd
Irkutsk Ulaanbaatar
Bangkok
Dallas
Alexandria
Tehran Kuwait
Wuhan
Ho Chi Minh
Monterrey
Miami Havana
Karachi
St Louis
New Orleans Houston
Washington DC
Atlanta
Istanbul
Cairo
Beijing Tianjin
Managua
Khartoum
Harare
Johannesburg Durban
Bangalore Colombo
Chicago Detroit
Rostov
Baghdad
Jeddah
Addis Ababa
Tashkent
Shenyang
Shang
T’ai-pe Hong Kong
Manila
Medellín
Bogotá
Cali
Lima
Caracas
La Paz
Cordoba
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Santiago
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eduroam authentication location
San Juan
Bombay
Montevideo Buenos Aires
Cape Town
Belém
Brasília
Kinshasa Luanda
Nairobi
Dar es Salaam
São Paulo
Pôrto Alegre
Perth
Recife Salvador
Belo Horizonte Rio de Janeiro
Oslo Copenhagen
Helsinki
St Peterburg
Stockholm
Berlin
Rome Tunis
Tripoli
Moscow
Kazan
Omsk
Lahore Delhi
Novosibirsk
Calcutta Hyderabad
Madras
Hanoi