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DePaul Research Network & Datacenters (UNI-013)

The DePaul Resource Map documents DePaul Research Network & Datacenters as shared research or teaching infrastructure at DePaul University, Division of Information Services / university infrastructure, Research connectivity and datacenter services, Multi-campus, from reviewed sources. This listing needs review: a current standalone DePaul webpage confirming the full description has not been identified. University research networking and datacenter infrastructure supporting high-bandwidth science, creative work, and cloud/HPC workloads. Includes a self-managed campus fiber ring with Internet2 access via the Starlight facility, colocated primary datacenter capacity, and a Loop-campus secondary datacenter. Access: 🔴 Red — Restricted.

Summary 🔴 ?

  • College / school: Division of Information Services / university infrastructure
  • Sub-unit: Research connectivity and datacenter services
  • Campus/Location: Multi-campus
  • Last Verified: May 30, 2026

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Description & capabilities

University research networking and datacenter infrastructure supporting high-bandwidth science, creative work, and cloud/HPC workloads. Includes a self-managed campus fiber ring with Internet2 access via the Starlight facility, colocated primary datacenter capacity, and a Loop-campus secondary datacenter.

Access status

  • Access: 🔴 Red — Restricted
  • Rationale: Enterprise research network and datacenter capacity are described in grant facilities sources; no public self-service access policy for colocation or datacenter systems was found on the IS homepage.
  • Access URL: www.depaul.edu/is/Pages/default.aspx
  • Verification date: 2026-05-30
  • Source URLs:
  • www.depaul.edu/is/Pages/default.aspx

Verification

  • Status: ? Needs review
  • Rationale: Datacenter/network inventory comes mainly from grant facilities documents; IS homepage does not confirm current specs or provisioning in this pass.
  • Last verified: 2026-05-30
  • Evidence:
  • Information Services site linked
  • Grant facilities text (GRANTED, DiaBalance, NIH BRIDGE) is primary equipment evidence
  • Notes flag need to confirm specs with IS

Equipment

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Category Specific equipment
Research network and datacenter infrastructure Campus fiber ring — Loop, Lincoln Park, primary datacenter (near O'Hare), Starlight 710 N. Lakeshore; Internet2 connectivity via Starlight; WDM optical provisioning on fiber ring; 3,000+ campus Wi-Fi access points; Eduroam; Workspace wired network (1 Gbps jacks; static IPv4 available); Primary colocation datacenter private cage (12 racks, 83 kW, near O'Hare); Loop campus secondary datacenter (~2,000 sq ft, 117 kW)

Source: GRANTED Facilities DRAFT; Facilities-DiaBalance; NIH STRONG BRIDGE (May 2026). Last verified: July 29, 2026.

Contacts (resource-level)

Last verified: May 30, 2026.

People & contacts

Named contacts when publicly documented.

Source URL

Documented Relationships

Backbone for CDM-014 HPCC, CDM-021 department servers, and cross-campus research data transfer.

Notes

Facility-level inventory from grant Facilities sections (May 2026); confirm current specs with Information Services on verification pass.