Connectivity Services (9)

• 102 Paging Network Support

  To Provide 102 Paging Network Support for the NIH pager System, to include provisioning, repair, and RF antenna coverage for NIH issued pagers. ​

• Cable Management - Inter/Intra Building Connectivity

  This is the sevice that connects Building to Building and NIH to the World.  This is the physcial installation of Fiber and Copper to support Network and Voice services back to Building 10 and Building 12 and then to the World.  This also includes all of the Dark FIber Connectivity.  But this is the stuff Maintenance Man-Hole and Risers to connect all of the systems at the NIH.

  Inter/Intra Building Connectivity provides Voice, Wide Area Network (WAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), and Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity via the Copper and Fiber Optic backbone systems to support the NIH IT Infrastructure to include Horizontal cabling. These Systems connect NIH locations on and off the Bethesda Campus. ​

• Distributed Antenna System

  Distributed Antenna System provides an enhanced in-building digital access signaling system for mobile device connectivity to NIH staff and visitors. ​

• Facilities Network Services (FACnet)

  FACnet provides, installs and maintains hardware that enabled NIH facility to  control  access to NIH buildings. Links access priviliges to the HHS ID bagde - or Personal Identifity Verification (PIV) card - the common governement identification for all HHS Agencies.  Helps customers reduced the personnel  who can enters a building or a section of a building by way of badges.

  Additional benefits include reduced energy costs, reduced personnel costs, and security for NIH personnel.

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• Network Security Services

  Network Security services are fee-for-service options that enable NIH applications to enhance their security controls above what is provided by the Perimeter Security offered to all of NIHnet. ​

• NIHnet Extranet Site-To-Site VPN Service

  The NIHnet Extranet Site-To-Site VPN Service serves as a vehicle for NIH personnel, mainframes, and servers to exchange information and data securely with NIH business partners, associates, and other external entities. The NIH Extranet DMZ also provides hosting services to other agencies and business partners. Hosted servers or applications would be located logically just outside of the NIH perimeter but still be protected from the Internet by the Extranet DMZ firewalls. ​

• NIHnet Remote Access Service

  NIHnet Remote Access Service is the official remote access service for connectivity to NIH network from external networks. ​

• NIHnet Wireless Network Service

  NIHnet Wireless Network Service improves mobile connectivity by allowing  wireless access to the Internet by anyone at NIH. ​

• Two-Way Radio Services

  The Two-Way Radio Services provide communication services to assist for the NIH Police and NIH Fire Department with emergency that effect the NIH community. These services include radio provisioning , radio programming, radio set-up, equipment repair, and RF antenna coverage expansion. ​

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