Craig Shoard

"When Molex first approached us to trial their Canobeam system we recognised the IPv6 Summit: IPv6 at Work* as the ideal opportunity" states Craig Shoard, Systems Manager - Communications Infrastructure, Networks & Communications Division of Information, ANU.He continues: "Upon recommendation from Molex we had changed to using their pre-terminated fibre solutions, which had really improved our ability to update and manage our network.
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Using the same design and installation techniques that supported the IPv6 Summit the ANU has mapped out various mounting points and alignment angles throughout the campus, no more than 300m apart, and have updated their specification to ensure that all new buildings include a power point and fibre outlet on the roof.

With a network that is heavily dependant on fibre optic distribution the ANU is planning to invest in additional units, confident that with the ease of installation and alignment, they can establish a backbone connection anywhere within the campus in a 1 hour time frame and with confidence that deployment would take no more than 30 minutes.Additionally, the pre-arranged mounting points will also continue to provide opportunities to support future conferences outside and within the ANU's campus.

Craig concluded "the free space optics system provides great insurance for the ANU.