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Syska Hennessy Group Technology was contracted by the University
of Maryland to plan and execute the design and construction of
a 130,000 square feet new wing in their Business College. Syska
developed a concept, design and installation process converged
support voice, data, video and Audiovisual systems for the university's
$40,000,000 Business College venture. Included in the planning
and design was over 1,700 copper and fiber drops and approximately
$3.5 million in Audiovisual systems. Syska engineers used innovative
measures to execute the vision of the University of Maryland's
interactive classrooms that range from multi-tiered presentation
classrooms, auditoriums, interview rooms, computer laboratories
and executive conference rooms. The rooms vary in size and configuration
and seat anywhere from 45 to 250 students. In addition, Syska engineers
were responsible for the video, voice and data infrastructure design
and specifications consisting of copper and fiber distribution
systems and adoption of an integrated wireless communication LAN.
The University of Maryland's vision presented the objectives
for the IT infrastructure and the goals for voice, data, video
and
Audiovisual systems. Syska developed a converged design to meet
the university's vision goals with the flexibility to be both
expandable and scalable to emerging technology. In addition,
the school required
an Audiovisual system design that allows the classrooms to operate
independently while maintaining connectivity to a campus network.
The Syska-designed Audiovisual network provides for scalable
bandwidth control and resource sharing to enable more efficient
use of ISDN
lines and conference room spaces. This design concept reflects
developing industry trends and provides future upgrade paths
to prevent technological obsolescence.
Throughout the planning and design process, Syska engineers were
presented with the challenge of coordinating the communications
equipment rooms within rather confined floor spaces. The University
of Maryland's design created solutions to reduce the amount of
space that the technology equipment rooms required by utilizing
converged network architectures and Audiovisual equipment with
high quality yet small footprints. Entrances were arranged in
such a way that the communication equipment racks could be assessed
through two sets of double doors. The engineers also developed
standard room systems that incorporate Audiovisual equipment
that
provides connectivity to the building's IT infrastructure over
fiber optic and CAT5 cabling. Copper and fiber were routed to
the individual workstations and all boxes under classroom seating.
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