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Project Description

In March of 2024, UBIT started replacing 1,200 edge switches and 100 pairs of building aggregation switches, along with migrating the intra-switch connections from copper cabling to fiber optic.  These network switches are responsible for providing more than 45,000 wired Ethernet connections, within more than 125 buildings, spread across UB's three campuses and other off-campus locations. 

These connections provide service to faculty, staff, and student computers, Wi-Fi access points, VoIP telephones, printers, cameras, sensors, vending machines, classroom equipment, and much more.  

Project Fast Facts

Start:
March 2024

Project Manager:
Joseph Pautler, Network Architect

Total Network Switches:
1,400

Total Buildings and Complexes:
125

Total Telecommunications Rooms:
625

Total Ethernet Connections:
45,000

Advantages

Prior to the procurement and deployment, UBIT conducted a thorough evaluation of products and pricing from the leading manufacturers, in order to identify the best solution for UB.  The new switches and fiber optic connectivity provide the university with many benefits, including higher bandwidth between switches (50Gbps), higher bandwidth available to each device (up to 10Gbps), more Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) available to each device (up to 90W), capability for higher bandwidth to each building in the future (up to 200Gbps), and long-term hardware & software support from the manufacturer.

Project Schedule

Last updated 11/21/2024

Building Campus Tentative Start Finish
Computing Center (test building) North 03/25/2024 04/12/2024
Jacobs & Alfiero Center (pilot building) North 04/15/2024 05/14/2024
Cooke / Hochstetter / Dorsheimer North 05/13/2024 05/31/2024
Natural Sciences Complex North 06/03/2024 06/13/2024
Mathematics Building North 06/14/2024 06/18/2024
Fronczak Hall North 06/19/2024 06/27/2024
Baldy Hall North 07/01/2024 07/11/2024
O'Brian Hall North 07/12/2024 07/16/2024
Park Hall North 07/17/2024 07/22/2024
Lockwood Memorial Library North 07/23/2024 07/25/2024
Student Union North 07/26/2024 07/26/2024
Clemens Hall North 07/29/2024 07/31/2024
Center for the Arts North 08/01/2024 08/02/2024
Davis Hall North 08/05/2024 08/07/2024
Furnas Hall North 08/08/2024 08/12/2024
Ketter Hall North 08/13/2024 08/13/2024
Jarvis Hall North 08/14/2024 08/14/2024
Bonner Hall North 08/15/2024 08/15/2024
Bell Hall North 08/16/2024 08/19/2024
Knox Lecture Hall North 08/20/2024 08/20/2024
Norton Hall North 08/20/2024 08/20/2024
Talbert Hall North 08/21/2024 08/21/2024
Baird &Slee Hall North 08/28/2024 08/29/2024
Capen Hall North 09/03/2024
09/06/2024
Squire Hall South 09/09/2024 09/13/2024
Kimball Tower South 09/16/2024 09/20/2024
Cary Hall South 09/23/2024 09/25/2024
Farber Hall South 09/26/2024 09/30/2024
Farber Hall Annex South 09/26/2024 09/30/2024
Sherman Hall South 10/01/2024 10/02/2024
Sherman Hall Annex South 10/02/2024 10/02/2024
Biomedical Research Building (BRB) South 10/03/2024 10/04/2024
Biomedical Education Building (BEB) South 10/07/2024 10/08/2024
Pharmacy Building South 10/09/2024 10/11/2024
Acheson Hall Annex South 10/22/2024 10/22/2024
Parker Hall South 10/22/2024 10/23/2024
Abbott Hall South 10/23/2024 10/25/2024
Wende Hall South 10/25/2024 10/28/2024
Diefendorf Hall South 10/29/2024 10/29/2024
Crosby Hall South 10/30/2024 10/30/2024
Hayes Hall South 10/31/2024 10/31/2024
Hayes Hall Annex A, B and C South 11/01/2024 11/01/2024
Michael Hall South 11/04/2024 11/05/2024
Building
Campus
Tentative Start Finish
South Campus Childcare Center A
South 11/05/2024 11/05/2024
Harriman Hall South 11/07/2024 11/07/2024
Beck Hall South 11/08/2024 11/08/2024
Townsend Hall South 11/08/2024 11/08/2024
220 & 250 Winspear Service Buildings South 11/11/2024 11/11/2024
Mackay Heating Plant South 11/12/2024 11/12/2024
Howe Research Building South 11/13/2024 11/13/2024
South Campus Electric Substation Building South 11/13/2024 11/13/2024
South Campus Pump House South 11/13/2024 11/13/2024
Clark Hall South 11/14/2024 11/15/2024
COE Bioinformatics Life Sciences Downtown 11/18/2024 11/19/2024
Clinical Translational Research Center Downtown 11/20/2024  
Research Institute On Addictions Downtown 11/25/2024  
UB Downtown Gateway Downtown 11/27/2024  
Eve Educational Opportunity Center Downtown 11/29/2024  
1176 Main Street (Ross Eye Institute) Downtown 12/02/2024  
955 Main Street (JSMBS) Downtown 12/03/2024  
Alumni Arena North    
UB Stadium North    
Murchie Family Fieldhouse North    
UB Commons North    
Crofts Hall North    
Beane Service Center North    
Helm Facility Warehouse North    
Statler Commissary North    
Sustainability Center North    
Center For Tomorrow North    
Baker Chilled Water Plant North    
North Campus Chemical Storage Building North    
North Campus Electric Substation Building North    
Bissell Hall North    
Campus Mail Center North    
North Campus Childcare Center North    
Baird Research Park Off    
4350 Maple Rd (UB Student Health Services) Off    
Libraries Annex Off    
Anderson Art Gallery Off    
President's House Off    
Residence Buildings
Building Campus Tentative Start Finish
Goodyear Hall South 12/20/2024  
Clement Hall South 12/23/2024  
Governors (Roosevelt, Clinton, Dewey, Lehman) North 12/24/2024  
Hadley Village North 12/27/2024  
South Lake Village North 01/03/2025  
Flint Village North 01/09/2025  
Greiner Hall North - Ellicott 01/14/2025  
Red Jacket Quadrangle North - Ellicott    
Evans Quadrangle North - Ellicott    
Richmond Quadrangle North - Ellicott    
Wilkeson Quadrangle North - Ellicott    
Spaulding Quadrangle North - Ellicott    
Academic Center North - Ellicott    
Fargo Quadrangle North - Ellicott    
Creekside Village
North    
Flickinger Court Off    
UBMD Practice Plans
Building Campus Tentative Start Finish
4180 Abbott Road
Off 07/10/2024 07/10/2024
6934 Williams Road
Off 07/11/2024 07/11/2024
5851 Main Street Off 10/22/2024 10/22/2024
5102 Transit Road
Off 10/25/2024 10/25/2024
5959 Big Tree Road Off    
1010 Main Street Off    
1020 Youngs Road Off    
235 Windward Road Off    
4225 Genesee Street Off    
3580 Sheridan Drive Off    
1000 Youngs Road Off    
1237 Delaware Avenue Off    
1404 Sweet Home Road Off    
179 Bryant Street Off    
2465 Sheridan Drive Off    
4498 Main Street Off    
4955 North Bailey Avenue Off    
850 Hopkins Road Off    
Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Off    
111 North Maplemere Road Off    
620 10th Street Off    

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