The CSEE Department, through its own and other collaborative research centers, has the following computing and research facilities available.

Computing:
The CSEE Department's network infrastructure consists of a Cisco Catalyst 6513 and a Cisco Catalyst 4506, both delivering Gigabit ethernet to the desktop. There are 8 other smaller switches that handle some of the lesser services (i.e. printing, management, etc.). Routing is provided by the 6500 along with redundant routing provided by the OGI campus infrastructure.

CSEE wireless access is available across the entire campus along with a publicly available wireless network. The CSEE department's network has available to it, redundant Internet 1 connectivity at 100Mb/s each and also a connection to Internet 2 via and OC-3 (155Mb/s).

A high performance, high availability Network Appliance (NetApp) FAS270 filer is the cornerstone of CSEE's storage services infrastructure. The NetApp, with an 8TB raw disk capacity, provides a centralized file store for individual home directories and shared, research-specific project areas. The filer currently has fourteen 144GB disk drives, serving 2TB of disk space to Unix, Windows, and Macintosh client machines via the NFS and CIFS protocols.

The tape backup system consists of a SunFire V240 computer with multiple Gbit network interfaces, and multiple SCSI disk and tape interfaces. It uses commercial backup software (Reliaty) to control a Quantum M1500 tape library with three SDLT320 drives and containing 40 SDLT tape cartridges, with an overall capacity of approximately 6TB. This system is currently backing up 1TB of data, with a full backup occurring every week and incremental backups occurring daily.

There are over 300 workstations throughout the department. The workstations are primarily Intel-based platforms running Linux or Windows. The department operates a number of research support servers in its computer room in the Bronson Creek Building.

The Portland Research and Education Network (PREN) provides Internet2 connectivity to OHSU and Portland State University (PSU), the principal research and education institutions in the Portland metropolitan area. National Science Foundation (NSF) grant ANI-9975992, "High Performance Metropolitan and Internet2 Connectivity for Portland, Oregon Research Institutions," supports the PREN project. The central element of the PREN metropolitan area network is a Cisco 12000 GSR router connecting the OGI School of Science & Engineering at OHSU, the OHSU main campus, and PSU, through leased OC-3c (155 Mbps) local loop circuits. The PREN router connects to the upstream Internet2 backbone through the University of Washington's P/NWGP, using an OC-12c (622 Mbps) circuit donated to UW by WCI Cable. PREN and P/NWGP maintain a physical presence in a regional "carrier hotel" in the Pittock Block building in downtown Portland.

Video Conferencing Services:
To facilitate remote collaboration, OHSU promotes H.323 compliant video conferencing over our IP network which includes Internet1 and Internet2 connectivity. At CSEE's disposal are two PolyCom ViewStation 512's which deliver H.323 services to conference rooms. The units have voice tracking cameras to facilitate group discussions, and can deliver 30 frames per second at 768kbps. The Polycoms can connect to any Internet addressable H.323 end-point. This can be other group systems such as another Polycom, or individual systems running on a PC.

Electronics Development Labs:
The electrical engineer has a 280 sq. ft lab available for electronic instrument development for this project. It is well equipped with electronic test equipment and a stock of components for prototype design. The CSEE department has a Computer Aided Design laboratory for teaching and research use. We have access to the CAD lab for any FPGA programmable logic development needed in this project.

Research Machine Shop:
OGI maintains a 2500 sq. ft. machine shop for prototype development and fabrication. It is fully equipped with lathes, milling machines, drill presses, welding equipment and is staffed with a full-time research machinist.

Offices:
All CSEE faculty have their own offices. Graduate research assistants, postdocs, research associates and other research staff are housed either singly or jointly in offices or carrels.

For more information see CFST's computing facilities help pages.