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Campus Communications Systems: Converging Technologies
This book is a rewrite of Campus Telecommunications Systems: Managing Change, a book that was written by ACUTA in 1995. In the past decade, our industry has experienced a thousand-fold increase in data rates as we migrated from 10 megabit links (10 million bits per second) to 10 gigabit links (10 billion bits per second), we have seen the National Telecommunications Policy completely revamped; we have seen the combination of voice, data, and video onto one network; and we have seen many of our service providers merge into larger corporations able to offer more diverse services. When this book was last written, A CUT A meant telecommunications, convergence was a mathematical term, triple play was a baseball term, and terms such as iPod, DoS, and QoS did not exist. This book is designed to be a communications primer to be used by new entrants into the field of communications in higher education and by veteran communications professionals who want additional information in areas other than their field of expertise. There are reference books and text books available on every topic discussed in this book if a more in-depth explanation is desired. Individual chapters were authored by communications professionals from various member campuses. This allowed the authors to share their years of experience (more years than many of us would care to admit to) with the community at large.
Foreword Walt Magnussen, Ph.D.
Preface Ron Kovac, Ph.D.
1 The Technology Landscape: Historical Overview . Walt Magnussen, Ph.D.
2 Emerging Trends and Technologies . Joanne Kossuth
3 Network Security . Beth Chancellor
4 Security and Disaster Planning and Management Marjorie Windelberg, Ph.D.
5 Student Services in a University Setting . Walt Magnussen, Ph.D.
6 Administrative Services David E. O\u27Neill
7 The Business Side of Information Technology George Denbow
8 The Role of Consultants . David C. Metz
Glossary Michelle Narcavag
Mitigating Denial-of-Service Attacks on VoIP Environment
IP telephony refers to the use of Internet protocols to provide voice, video, and data in one integrated service over LANs, BNs, MANs, not WANs. VoIP provides three key benefits compared to traditional voice telephone services. First, it minimizes the need fro extra wiring in new buildings. Second, it provides easy movement of telephones and the ability of phone numbers to move with the individual. Finally, VoIP is generally cheaper to operate because it requires less network capacity to transmit the same voice telephone call over an increasingly digital telephone network (FitzGerald & Dennis, 2007 p. 519). Unfortunately, benefits of new electronic communications come with proportionate risks. Companies experience losses resulting from attacks on data networks. There are direct losses like economic theft, theft of trade secrets and digital data, as well as indirect losses that include loss of sales, loss of competitive advantage etc. The companies need to develop their security policies to protect their businesses. But the practice of information security has become more complex than ever. The research paper will be about the major DoS threats the company’s VoIP environment can experience as well as best countermeasures that can be used to prevent them and make the VoIP environment and, therefore, company’s networking environment more secure
ACUTA Journal of Telecommunications in Higher Education
In This Issue
Network Security: An Achilles Heel for Organizations of All Sizes
Providing Backup in a VolP World
Security Concerns Shift lnward
Cell Phones, Land Lines, and E911
Security Checklists
Higher Ed\u27s Tricky Equation: Directories Help Balance Availability with Security
Disaster Recovery Planning Essentials
Passing the Test of productivity
Interview
President\u27s Message
From the Executive Director
Here\u27s My Advic
ACUTA Journal of Telecommunications in Higher Education
In This Issue
Mobile Learning at ACU
On Your Wish List: The Latest Toys for Your System
Virtual Hands-on Learning: The Aesthetic Camera in Second Life
Unified Communications-Coming Soon to the University of the Pacific
Reality Check on Virtualization
Fixed Wireless at NYULMC
lnstitutional Excellence Award
Bill D. Morris Award
ACUTA Ruth A. Michalecki Leadership Award
Interviews
President\u27s Message
From the Executive Directo
ACUTA Journal of Telecommunications in Higher Education
In This Issue
Network Security: An Achilles Heel for Organizations of All Sizes
Providing Backup in a VolP World
Security Concerns Shift lnward
Cell Phones, Land Lines, and E911
Security Checklists
Higher Ed\u27s Tricky Equation: Directories Help Balance Availability with Security
Disaster Recovery Planning Essentials
Passing the Test of productivity
Interview
President\u27s Message
From the Executive Director
Here\u27s My Advic
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