NJIT's multi-gigabit wired network connects more than 6,500 nodes in classrooms, laboratories, residence halls, faculty and staff offices, the library, student organization offices and others. With more than 150 access points, the campus wireless network blankets the university's public, classroom and outdoor areas enabling NJIT’s users’ mobile connectivity. The extensive wireless network has helped to stimulate research towards the development of a wireless NJIT campus community system called SmartCampus. For more details on this project and how the wireless IST infrastructure is facilitating this research go to http://smartcampus.njit.edu/At NJIT, the latest advances in telecommunications and multimedia technologies are used to enhance the delivery of courses and the overall educational experience, allowing students to experience many aspects of a “virtual university” in a traditional campus setting. In addition, with connectivity to the NJEDGE, NJ state-wide higher education network and Internet2, students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty and researchers as new families of advanced applications are developed for an increasingly networked and information-based society.
