Data Network

Data Network

The core of Bridgewater State College's data network consists of a high performance Gigabit Ethernet backbone.

Bridgewater State College has two main data centers; one servicing the East side of campus and one servicing the West side of campus. Inter-connectivity between the two main data centers is provided through redundant Gigabit (billion bits per second) fiber optic connections.

Gigabit fiber connections provide network connectivity from all buildings on campus to the appropriate data center. Cisco switches provide a 100Mbps switched environment for local network connections.

Bridgewater State College Telecommunications Department has installed over 650 Cisco wireless access points deliver a state of the art wireless experience to all members of the Bridgewater State College community.  All residence halls, classrooms, and common areas have secure access to the wireless network. The wireless network and wireless technology will continue to grow in the coming year.

The Office of Telecommunications is committed to providing the most secure and reliable wireless experience where possible to our College Residence, Staff and Faculty to meet the College Mission.

Bridgewater State College's fiber optic connection to the internet is supplied by RCN with a speed of 200Mbps full duplex. TowerStream provides a secondary connection to the internet by a 19GHz wireless point-to-point link to Quincy, Massachusetts.

If you need to have a public (fully routable) IP address for a server or service that is to be accessed through the firewall by persons on Campus and off Campus use the following request form.

Last Modified: July 22, 2009