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Providing a high-quality,
affordable education to
a large, diverse student
body throughout New
York City’s five boroughs
is a tremendous chal-
lenge. Today, one of the
keys to CUNY’s success
is the strategic utilization
of networking technology.

of New York
CUNY is the largest urban university and the third largest public
university system in the United States. With more than 200,000
students in nearly 300 degree programs on its 20 campuses (and more
than 150,000 students in adult and continuing education programs),
CUNY offers a vast array of educational opportunities to diverse
populations. CUNY campuses serve as indispensable cultural, social
and educational resources to the surrounding communities.
Alumni—from Gen. Colin Powell and comedian Jerry Seinfeld to
novelist Oscar Hijuelos, Nobel Laureate Rosalyn Yalow and 10 other
Nobel Laureates—excel in every field of human endeavor.
Additionally, more American chief executive officers have graduated
from CUNY than any other baccalaureate-granting institution. Its
extraordinary faculty features world-renowned scholars teaching
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THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF
NEW YORK NOW BOASTS
10 SENIOR COLLEGES,
SIX COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
A DOCTORAL-GRANTING
GRADUATE SCHOOL, A LAW
SCHOOL, AN ACCELERATED
MEDICAL PROGRAM AND
A MEDICAL SCHOOL.
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courses on all levels, from introductory undergraduate classes to small
graduate seminars in CUNY’s nationally-ranked doctoral programs.
Tools for Education
The computer age and the Internet have radically changed the college
experience in the past few years. Virtual classrooms (including on-line

Network Administrator.
CUNY’s School of Law looked at several system offerings available on
the market and chose the TrueNet solution from KRONE. Opting for
KRONE’s C6T solution, which is an Anixter Levels XP 7 compliant
solution, CUNY’s School of Law was impressed by the performance
capabilities of the KRONE products—both in electrical performance
and data carrying capacity. According to Yongsoo Ha, “We wanted a
system that was perfect from one end to the other. KRONE’s C6T, we
felt, was as good as they came. Made by one company, KRONE’s
unequalled warranty program tells me that they believe in, and stand
by, their products and systems.”
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THE TRUENET
™
STRUCTURED
CABLING SYSTEM IS A
REVOLUTIONARY SOLUTION
FROM KRONE THAT
ELIMINATES YOUR NETWORK
RETRANSMISSION PROBLEMS
IN THE PHYSICAL LAYER.
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The Existing System
The City University of New York School of Law had been operating a
10 Mbps Ethernet network for several years with no complaints. Then
the sudden and exponential demand for Internet access and e-mail
brought the network to its knees—creating an unacceptable response
time for most users on the network. The primary problem was the
cabling system, a combination of Category 3 and Category 5 products
that had been installed over the years. The installed system was able