campusnetwerken

A campusnetzwerk, or campus network, is the internal data communication network that interconnects buildings on a campus—such as a university, college, or corporate site. It provides high‑speed connectivity for students, staff, and devices, and typically links to wider networks via a WAN. It supports data, voice, video, and collaboration, and usually offers guest access and access to data centers and cloud services.

Architecture follows a layered approach: access networks connect end devices, distribution aggregates traffic, and the core backbone provides high‑capacity interconnects between buildings and data centers. The network uses VLANs and routing to segment traffic by function or user role. Common technologies include Ethernet switches, fiber backbones, and wireless LAN.

Wireless networks are essential, with Wi‑Fi deployments such as 802.11ax (Wi‑Fi 6) and newer. Public and guest access are separated, often with captive portals and time limits. Security is typically provided by 802.1X authentication with a RADIUS server and WPA3‑Enterprise, plus network access control to enforce device and user policies.

Core services include DHCP, DNS, IP‑address management, and VPN or remote access to resources. Identity management enables role‑based access, and network services are centralized for monitoring, configuration, and backup. Redundancy and high availability are achieved with multiple links and devices.

Governance and security emphasize segmentation, firewalls, intrusion detection, and logging. Privacy and compliance requirements shape configurations. Operations focus on monitoring, incident response, change management, and regular updates.

Trends include software‑defined networking, network automation, and intent‑based networking; greater cloud integration; ongoing developments in wireless and IoT; and efforts to balance performance, security, and user mobility on large campuses.