Fife and Tayside Metropolitan Area Network

FaTMAN 4 - Upgrades in 2002

In a major upgrade to the FaTMAN network infrastructure, the following changes are being made during summer 2002:

Connection	Change	Status

FaTMAN link to SuperJANET 4	Upgrade connection from 30Mbps to 622Mbps	Completed and in full service

University of Abertay Dundee	Upgrade connection to 1Gbps	Complete
University of Dundee	Upgrade connection to 2Gbps	Completed
University of St Andrews	Upgrade connection to 1Gbps	Completed Will later operate at 2Gbps

Create new Point of Presence at Kirkcaldy	Connection at 155Mbps	Completed

Angus College	Upgrade connection to 100Mbps	Completed
Dundee College	Upgrade connection to 100Mbps	Completed
Elmwood College	Upgrade connection to 100Mbps	Completed
Fife College	Upgrade connection to 100Mbps	Completed
Glenrothes College	Upgrade connection to 100Mbps	Completed
Lauder College	Upgrade connection to 100Mbps	Completed (including transfer from EaStMAN)

Thus plc have been selected as the main provider of communication circuits.

Stiell networks of Uddingston are the main contractors for the supply of network equipment. This is mostly Cisco Systems products

All work is being managed by University of Dundee IT Services on behalf of the FaTMAN Consortium.
Project Leader: Alastair Macpherson

Substantial funding for this upgrade has been provided by SHEFC and SFEFC.

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