Specifications include, but are not limited to: The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public, land-grant institution that offers a complete spectrum of studies through 12 schools and colleges. With more than 41,000 students from every U.S. state and 120 countries, and more than 16,000 employees, UW-Madison is the flagship campus of Wisconsin’s state university system. UW-Madison is a formidable research engine, ranking fourth among U.S. research initiatives for total research and development expenditures. Faculty, staff, and students are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea”- that the boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state and beyond. WiscNet is Wisconsin’s Research and Education Network. WiscNet’s members include about 75% of the state’s K-12 districts, most of Wisconsin’s higher education institutions, most library systems, the State of Wisconsin, many local and municipal governments, hospitals, and several nonprofit affiliated organizations. WiscNet and UW-Madison use Juniper hardware for routing, switching, and traffic shaping on their respective standards-based, high performance, research, education, and administrative networks. Equipment in use include M320’s and M10i’s. In addition, certain UW-Madison departments use Juniper hardware to deliver network security services to their respective faculty and staff. UW-Madison and WiscNet intend to purchase hardware and maintenance.
