System Scaling

• UW Network

  • 27,000 Devices (Computers, Routers, Switches)
    • Only 15,000 Telephones!
  • 2,500 Managed by Central Computing Org

• Regional Network

  • NorthwestNet Hub
  • Commercial POP
    • Boeing, MS, Starwave, USWest, etc
  • I2 and vBNS POP

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Each computer and network presence places additional load on our security infrastructure. This includes policy issues where UW concerns must map to business and security models outside the universities direct influence.