Network Upgrade in QMH

Update on the Major Upgrade of HKU Campus Network in Queen Mary Hospital

There has been good progress in the work for upgrading the University Campus Network infrastructure inside the Queen Mary Hospital complex in the last two months. To keep our users abreast of the development progress, we would like to summarise its latest status in the following tablulation:

To recapitulate, Phase II is the replacement of the old cables by UTP cables capable of supporting 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet to the desktop while Phase III is the installation of network points for supporting roaming-access by students with their notebook computers. The latest status is as shown in the table below:

Building No. of Phase II network points No. of Phase III network points Present status Targeted completion date

Main Block 0 42* In operation                -

Block J 0 6* In operation                -

Block K 0 33* In operation                -

Block L 0 4* In operation                -

Sch. of Nursing Studies 0 25* In operation                -

New Clinical Bldg. 136 6* In operation                -

Professorial Block 123 4*
2/F & 6/F in operation

Cabling for 5/F completed, NIC replacement underway

Cabling for 3/F, 4/F underway in tandem with the hospital's false-ceiling replacement exercise

Depends on the progress of the false-ceiling replacement project, anticipated to be completed in 2000.

Note :

* : On advice of the QMH Administration, all Phase III network points are not provided with power sockets because of the current near-capacity loading of the generators.

T.Y. Shen
Tel: 2241 5229
E-mail: sty@cc.hku.hk

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Building	No. of Phase II network points	No. of Phase III network points	Present status	Targeted completion date
Main Block	0	42*	In operation	-
Block J	0	6*	In operation	-
Block K	0	33*	In operation	-
Block L	0	4*	In operation	-
Sch. of Nursing Studies	0	25*	In operation	-
New Clinical Bldg.	136	6*	In operation	-
Professorial Block	123	4*	2/F & 6/F in operation Cabling for 5/F completed, NIC replacement underway Cabling for 3/F, 4/F underway in tandem with the hospital's false-ceiling replacement exercise	Depends on the progress of the false-ceiling replacement project, anticipated to be completed in 2000.