Campus networking experts are continuously improving U-M Net, our on-campus network, to increase speed and capacity for faculty, staff, students, and advanced research. U-M Net also strengthens connections to national and global research and education networks, supporting academic collaboration and enabling high-speed data transfers around the world.
U-M Net enhancements often include:
Projects
U-M Net is consistently working to keep the network reliable and up to date.
Current Projects
U-M Net Building Connection Upgrade Project
The systematic replacement of university building Distribution Layer Switches has begun in Summer 2022. A very preliminary schedule is posted on Distribution Layer Upgrade Building Status page. Scheduling will be finalized with unit leadership.
U-M Net Core Upgrade Project
This project will increase network speeds by as much as 100 times, along with other added benefits. It will improve the resiliency of the core network to meet the network needs of the campus of tomorrow that requires more capacity and reliability.
perfSONAR Expansion Project
This project includes a fully instrumented perfSONAR deployment across the network, targeted meshes for schools/colleges, meshes for Dearborn and Flint, and multi-institutional meshes for specific research projects.
Recently Completed Projects
U-M Net Wi-Fi Upgrade Project
In June 2022, the University of Michigan successfully completed the Wi-Fi upgrade project on its Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses. The University of Michigan became the first university in the nation to offer WiFi 6E to our community. U-M Net has upgraded wireless connectivity across academic, research, administrative, residence hall, and outdoor areas to keep pace with the campus community’s growing need for fast, reliable, and secure connections. This upgrade not only gives our community the flexibility to work anywhere on campus with a wireless connection, but also allows the university to reduce the number of wired ports and reduce its electronic waste and carbon footprint.
Past Network Grants
The 100 Gigabit (Gb) Innovation Project enhanced the core network capacity and increase speed between core network components and external research networks.
The University of Michigan Science DMZ was designed to optimize network performance for research applications by removing obstacles that traditional networks place on data transfer and other functions.