Riser Project

While most campus buildings currently use coaxial cabling in their vertical (or riser) cabling systems, coaxial cable is not capable of supporting more that shared 10 megabit per second Ethernet and does not allow flexibility in how services are provided and supported. Today, the industry standard for riser systems is mulit-mode and single-mode fiber optic cables. The Riser Project will ensure modern vertical cabling infrastructure inside all campus buildings, installing fiber optic cabling and redesigning utility closets and cabling pathways. This will enable the delivery of modern communications services in every building.

Background:

• Project Concept - March 2000* (PDF)
• Project Plan - revised September 2001* (PDF)
• Executive Summary and Riser Plan - November 2004 (PDF)
• Riser Cost Summary - February 2005 (PDF)

*These documents were developed in an attempt to procure a dedicated funding source for riser upgrades. No such funding was approved.

Maps:

• Original Riser Media Map - July 1996 (JPG)
• Current Riser Priorities Map - February 2006 (PDF)

Articles:

• 11/2000 Upgrade of the campus communications infrastructure
• Viewpoints - Campus Cyberinfrastructure: A Crucial Enabler for Science (PDF)

Recent Developments:

• 2/2006 - University Hall horizontal completed
• 1/2006 - Haviland Hall Riser project completed
• 10/2005 - Etcheverry Hall Riser project completed

If you have any questions regarding the Riser Project, please contact:
Design and Project Management
Communication & Network Services
UC Berkeley
cns-projects@berkeley.edu