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Information Networking Labs
Experiment, create & solve

Information Networking Labs

Overview

The Information Networking Laboratories are located in the lower level of Schoonover Center. The labs enable hands-on learning for all students taking data networking, cybersecurity or foundational courses. The space has been designed an experiential learning location in the Athens campus. It enables hands-on learning experiences that help build problem solving skills. Students and faculty employ the space to teach, learn, research and develop experiences that go from using tiny embedded Internet of things (IoT) devices to simulations of global commercial networks or cybersecurity of large industrial plants.

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    Data center


    The McClure School provides state of the art compute and storage capabilities through its own data center. The data center houses dozens of servers with over 250 cores and 12 terabytes of memory dedicated to student learning experiences.  In any given semester the data center powers hundreds of virtual machines that provide students with virtual networking environments that can be extended and modified in an infinte number of ways.

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    Experimentation


    Through virtual machines and physical equipment, students can create from small to very large networks. These mixed lab environments enable students learning the foundations of information networking and, as they progress in the program, design solutions for enterprise and global networks.

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    Internet & Cloud


    The Hans Kruse Emerging Communications Technology laboratory is located in Schoonover 006. This lab is dedicated to advanced classes such as ITS 4750/5750 Internet Engineering or ITS 4900/5900 Softwared Defined Systems. Students work in groups with both physical and virtual routers, switches, PCs and wireless access points. Through experiences in this lab students acquire skills to propose business solutions based on Internet and cloud engineering technology.

Compute
Over 250 cores are used to power hundreds of virtual machines for students lab courses. The data center has over 12 Terabytes of RAM dedicated to student hands-on learning.
Storage
Data center hosts storage for the ITS, CSO and GRID Lab projects. Various redundant arrays provide over 100 terabytes of storage.
Open Labs
Schoonover 002 is available throughout the week as an open lab space for all McClure School students
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    Industrial Cybersecurity


    The space in Schoonover 006 also incorporates a setup for hands-on experience and research of cybersecurity for operational technology (OT). This setup incorporate industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that control the operations of digital twins of critical infrastructure such as pipelines or industrial tanks. The setup enable students to study means of detection and protection from crafted attacks on industrial infrastructure.

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    Open labs


    Schoonover 004 is a laboratory space that is used to teach introductory level classes. Additionally, it is used as an open space lab and is available to all McClure School students throughout the week as a space to experiment on. your own, study or spend time with classmates. This labs space was designed to be shared by all McClure School students. Feel free to visit it and create your own art in the lab's Lego wall.

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    Foundations, RF & IoT


    The lab in Schoonover 002 is dedicated to enable hands-on learning of the principles that enable wired and wireless communications. This space supports lab experiences for classes such as ITS 3110 Foundations of Data Communications or ITS 4370/5370 Wireless Networks. Through labotory experiences, students learn the principles on how and why data communications is possible.

Connectivity
The Info. Networking Labs in Schoonover are connected via dedicated fiber optics to GRID Lab to provide large data storage services.
Wireless
Labs incorporate a variety of portable high-end wireless instrumentation to make measurements up to 32 GHz.
Create
The MakerSpace in Schoonover 008 has several varieties of 3D printers and tools for supporting IoT projects.
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    Advanced Wireless


    Recently the foundations lab in Schoonover 002 grew significantly with support from a large grant by the state of Ohio and Ohio's Office for Workforce transformation. The space has now stations with state of the art wireless equipment including RF generators, desktop and portable spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, vector network analyzers, passive intermodulation analyzers, RF tracking generators, a large variety of antennas, RF absorbing material, RF elements, RF cables, advanced oscilloscopes and power sources. The lab supports hands-on experiments in RF up to 14 GHz.

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    Cybersecurity & OT


    Schoonover 007 is a small space dedicated to new projects. Currently, it is being used to create a hands-on experience of an operational technology (OT) setup. This experience is being created through a scaled down factory floor setup that incorporates industrial communications and controls. The factory floor incorporates scaled down versions of conveyor belts and sorting devices. This setup allows the demonstration of the real effects of cybersecurity attacks on industrial and critical infrastructure installations.

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    Teamwork


    The Information Networking Labs in Schoonover also provide students with continuous access to meeting spaces. Schoonover 009 is available for all McClure School students to meet. Also in the lower level, in Schoonover 008, students have access to a MakerSpace where numerous 3D printers and tools are available to build prototypes and cases for different types of projects. The Internet of Things course typically makes use of the space to support the creation of 3D printed objects for sensors or embedded systems.

Visit Us

Interested in learning more? The labs are in Schoonover Center at 20 E. Union Street in uptown Athens. If you would like to visit the labs and perhaps attend a lab class, please let us know by contacting:

Prof. Charles Linscott, Director of Undergraduate Studies. Phone: 740-593-4862, email: mcclure@ohio.edu

Schoonover center in the Athens campus