Quarterly Updates
Feb 15, 2024
DL Switches Upgraded in 33% of Ann Arbor Campus Buildings
The Distribution Layer (DL) Upgrade project has successfully replaced and upgraded the DL network switches in 67 U-M buildings (33%) of the total of 192 buildings on the Ann Arbor campus. Recently completed buildings include the Electrical Engineering Computer Science Building (EECS), Hatcher Graduate Library, Shapiro Library, 210-212 S Fifth Avenue, Institute for Social Research, and School of Social Work.
Four more buildings are on the schedule to be upgraded by February 2024. New buildings are scheduled regularly as the team works with each Unit’s leadership. Visit the Building Status page to see when the locations you work in or visit are scheduled to be upgraded.
For more information about the project, please visit the DL Upgrade Project website.
Nov 15, 2023
DL Switches Upgraded in 29% of Ann Arbor Campus Buildings
The Distribution Layer (DL) Upgrade project has successfully replaced and upgraded the DL network switches in 29% of the total U-M buildings on the Ann Arbor campus, both on the Central and North campuses. Three more buildings are on the schedule to be upgraded by December 2023, and several other location replacements are in negotiations with the unit IT leadership. The project is progressing as initially planned, targeting the completion of all 193 building switch replacements by the end FY of 2027.
The schedule for the switch replacements, a critical part of the project, is in constant development as it depends on campus departments’ academic, research, and administrative requirements, ITS staff capacity, and the availability of new equipment. Additional replacement dates are added regularly based on ongoing discussions between the project team and IT leaders of each department. You can view the upgrade schedule including dates, whether scheduled or proposed, for your building on the Building Status page
For more information about the project, please visit the DL Upgrade Project website.