About the Caltech Network
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Caltech Network At A Glance
Caltech's single campus of approximately 130 buildings stretching over 124 acres includes a network system consisting of:
- Extensive utility tunnel system providing distribution for fiber plant
- Cat 5 cabling, or better, in all buildings
- More than 27,000 network jacks
- More than 36,000 switch ports
- Approximately 1,000 network infrastructure devices
- Approximately 1,000 wireless APs
- 237 wiring closets
Caltech's Connections to the Internet
IMSS Network Services includes managing Caltech's participation in state and national computer cooperative networking projects such as:
- CENIC/CalREN-2 (charter member)
- Internet2/Abilene(charter member)
- Los Nettos(charter member)
IMSS also provides a Virtual Private Network to the Caltech network for off-campus Internet access for eligible access.caltech accounts.