A total of 2,732 network points were installed across 9 residential halls. Intensive work in infrastructure has been carried out in these 9 halls by 3 contractors. The completion of the project will result in an autodetecting 10/100 Mbps network port installed for every hall resident, and a PABX telephone system in every hall, bringing telephone service to each resident. Hall residents can therefore anticipate better communication facilities, in both data and voice.
Of the 9 residential halls, seven are remotely situated, and will be
linked up via HK Telecom's Framelink service, which is in turn integrated
with the HK Telecom's public ATM network, to the ATM network backbone of
the HKU Campus Network. The two halls on the Main Campus, i.e. Swire Hall
and Simon K. Y. Lee Hall, will be directly connected to the University's
Campus Network. The following table summarises the connection speeds of
the lines extending to the halls:
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Connected Date |
| University Hall | 128kbps | 22/12/1997 |
| Weilun Hall
Lee Hysan Hall R. C. Lee Hall Madam S. H. Ho Hall Residence for Medical Students |
together linked via T1 (1.544Mbps) line | 22/12/1997
soon 22/12/1997 22/12/1997 |
| Ricci Hall | 128kbps | 22/12/1997 |
| St. John’s College (Undergraduate wings) | 128kbps | soon |
| St. John’s College (Postgraduate wing) | 128kbps | soon |
| Simon K. Y. Lee Hall | Directly connected to the main campus ATM network | soon |
| Swire Hall | Directly connected to the main campus ATM network | soon |
Instructions on how to connect from the Hall-Network to the Campus Network
(and hence to the Internet) is given in detail on the Hall-Network
Connection web page. Hall residents can follow the instructions accordingly
to network their PCs in the Halls.
Shen Tai Yen
Tel: 2859 2482
E-mail: sty@cc.hku.hk