IT Resource Maintenance Cell (ITRM Cell)

The ITRM CELL – is the Centralized Computer and Network maintenance room.  This ITRMcell serves the campus-wide LAN enclose association with the user departments. This LAN caters to about 5000 users across the campus (using Wired connection and through Wireless).  It has a 1GBPs fiber optic backbone interconnecting the buildings and provide department wise VLAN.

The ITRMCELL accommodates

♦     The ITRM cell provide Centralized Internet Access Captive portal user authentication for Faculties, Staffs & All Students throughout Campus using separate login.

♦     Local web Server (Captive Welcome Page) providing CIT (Events & Annoucement, etc) information to display our Local web portal.

♦     ITRMCELL support Computer Hardware troubleshooting and Maintenance

♦     ITRMCELL Support LAN (Internet & WIFI) Implementation and troubleshooting and maintenance

CIT-ITRMCELL is connected to the Internet via Internet Service Providers (ISP): (1:1) leased line.

Network security is provided through UTM appliance (SOPHOS).Centralized User authentication for browsing the Internet is linked with ADS Users.

LAN has been designed with a Full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet backbone offering an aggregate bandwidth of 1 Gbps between different Switches using Single mode fiber. All  building switches are linked through UG OFC

The salient features of campus wide Backbone Network is as follows:

♦     1 Gbps Fiber Optic Backbone

♦     Gigabit Routing Switch

♦     Three tier architecture – Comprise of Core, distribution and edge switches

♦     100/1000 Mbps Manageable Switches at Departments/Building capable of layer3 Switching

♦     UTP CAT 6 Cabling

♦     Internet connectivity to each client PC

♦     WIFI Facility

Currently Wi-Fi facility is available at Main Building Block, IT block, Library block,  and Hostel Office, using HP Controller with HP Access Points.

Hardware

♦     CISCO L3 MANAGEABLE SWITCH

♦     CISCO L2 MANAGEABLE SWITCH

♦     SOPHOS UTM NETWORK SECURITY APPLIANCE

♦     HP WIFI CONTROLLER

♦     HP ACCESSPOINTS

♦     IBM TOWER SERVER X3100 M4

♦     IBM Server Blade 3Nos

♦     Lenovo Rack Server

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CIT 1GBPS Network Layout Diagram

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Correspondences 

The centre  IT Resources Maintenance Cell (ITRMCELL) is maintained by

M.MAHENDIRAN  B.Sc
System & Network Administrator,
CIT College, Coimbatore -14
Email : itrmcell@cit.edu.in

M.Manikandan MCA
System & Network Administrator
CIT College, Coimbatore -14
Email: itrmcell@cit.edu.in

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