Penn State University Park – Research Park Fiber Optic Hub Facility Renovations

ITS will be performing a major renovation of the Research Park fiber optic hub site, currently scheduled to begin Sunday, November 8. This work is currently scheduled for seven nights, with an eighth being tentatively added as wrap-up, if needed. This renovation is necessary to upgrade IT infrastructure, including new routers providing connectivity for IT services throughout the Research Park area of University Park. These renovations will require fiber and copper cables to be taken out of service during extended maintenance windows beginning at 11:00 PM and ending 7:00 AM. Work will begin that Sunday night and occur each night through Thursday, November 12. Renovation work will not occur Friday or Saturday night. The remaining work will start Sunday, November 15 and last through Tuesday, November 17 (Wednesday, November 18, if needed).

Customers with services affected by this renovation will be notified individually with the exact night of these disruptions are expected, so that they can notify their end users as necessary.

Additional updates will provide the specific dates of this renovation, as well as the dates when VoIP and Wireless services will be affected in the area.

ServiceNow users can review Change Record CHG0033535 associated with this renovation.

More information: Penn State University Park – Research Park Fiber Optic Hub Facility Renovations

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