New Connections - Department of Taoiseach

the Internet protocol) network, by connecting to other Ipv6 enabled networks aroundthe worldWith support from the HEA and the Department of Education and Science, HEAnet hasupgraded the national backbone network during 2002. The base capacity has beendoubled to 310Mbps, while the number of 1000Mbps (Gigabit) links is being increasedin heavily used parts of the infrastructure.With resources made available by the HEA, an aggressive programme of clientupgrades to the National Backbone Network was undertaken in 2002. Many largeclients have doubled the connection bandwidths in the past year, while major upgradesof some of the smaller institutions is still under way.The largest of these client upgrades took place in October 2002, when Trinity CollegeDublin upgraded its access circuit to the Heanet network as a trial of a new GigabitEthernet link at 1000Mbps. This is the first such link to be connected to any IrishUniversity, and University College Dublin and University College Galway will followshortly in February 2003.48