The Design and Implementation of Local and Wide Area Networks in Student Affairs

Abstract

Local and wide area networks on college campuses in general and in student affairs in particular still represent a relatively new technology. Accordingly, literature on the design and operation of these computer systems is just beginning to appear in the academic computing journals. The purpose of this article is to contribute to the literature on networks by describing the design and implementation of a wide area network within a large division of student affairs at a major research university.