For a general breakdown of the cost components in the current charges for some of the most popular services see our schedule of Telcom Networking Rates for Common End-user Services.
| MTU
Data Network —Network Connection Fee Definitions |
| Edge Device Costs |
| The cost of the network port that is attached to your computer. |
Building Device Costs |
| The proportional cost of the building switch that aggregates all the building traffic together. |
Backbone Device Costs |
The proportional cost of the network switch that connects
all the building networks together.
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Equipment Maintenance |
| The proportional cost of the hardware and software
maintenance contracts. |
Building Cable Riser Costs |
| The cost to maintain each building's riser cabling. |
University Backbone Facilities
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| The cost to maintain the inter-building
cabling system. |
Building Power Conditioning |
| The cost of providing and maintaining UPSs and
ventilation in telcom closets across campus. |
NOC Maintenance |
| The cost of maintaining power systems for network equipment
in the EERC NOC. |
Network Monitoring Costs |
| The cost of software, testers, and systems to monitor
and troubleshoot problems
on the university network. |
Operational Costs |
| A portion of the costs of: the University telemanagement
system,
the Locations system which documents jack changes on campus, vehicles leases,
warehouse rental and utility costs, student support. |
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