SLAC Wiring Proposal

Why Do Anything?

• Increased # of stations on network (increase of 50%/yr for last few years, now need to accomodate VM migration)

• Increased bandwitdth - need factor 2 increase per 18 months (factor of 10 in 5 yrs), driven by workstations and applications

• Increased dependence on network and availability requirements

• Multiple devices sharing one strand of cable, makes isolation of problem impossible and pin-pointing source costly

• Poor connectors or cable plant*1

• Older media can only be used for a single purpose

• Older media can't support new application/workstations*2 which need > 10 Mbits/s

• Extending net size with old technology is not maintainable with current staff, resulting in increased unreliability

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