Converged Communication Progress Report
March 2007
This quarter, upgrades to campus telephone infrastructure moved Northwestern closer to enabling converged communications across both campuses. Progress includes wiring and switch changes in many campus buildings, as well as system testing for the Northwestern switch upgrade.
In the coming months, more telephone calls that originate from the Evanston campus will be transmitted via the NU Network instead of the aging switched phone network. Look for more information about the Evanston switch upgrade in the coming weeks, as NUIT will provide additional information to the community before the transition.
This phase is just one step in the multi-year, phased program for the implementation of converged communications on the Chicago and Evanston campuses.
The converged communications project brings together key communications services delivered over a single network. Converged communications is made possible through Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), an industry-standard protocol which enables the delivery of services over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the NU Network. SIP-enabling the campus infrastructure will allow for new services, greater mobility, and new ways of communicating.
For more information, go to the NUIT Web site to learn more about the multi-year converged communications initiative.
