About the Caltech Network

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.