In a effort to keep the network gear performing at its fullest, January 18th Chris Rutledge and I will be getting here at 2am to redo the fiber optic patch cables. This process will include disconnecting the rest of campus from the network core. This means that, while the building will be accessible to itself, it will not be able to connect to anything else. The cables will be re-run in a way that makes it easy to identify which cable connects to which building, and it will also dramatically improve the air flow around our core switch. This should help keep it cool and increase its lifespan. If successful, this will conclude the data center cable re-organization.

There will not be a performance benefit for anyone else, except in the event of a patch cable failure, but it will protect the cables better in hopes of reducing the failure rate.

This  unfortunately has been put on hold while we obtain more labels  so that we can ensure all cables are clearly labeled as well as logically grouped.