Al-Quds University (AQU) has a reliable network with the following characteristics:

• Fault Tolerance: Limits the impact of a failure, so that the fewest number of devices are affected depending multiple paths and backup devices (Redundancy).

• Scalability: Can expand quickly to support new users, buildings, campuses and applications

• Quality of Service (QoS): AQU is a converged network and is capable of delivering data, voice, and video between many different types of devices over the same network infrastructure. With a QoS policy, the network devices can manage the flow of data and voice traffic, giving priority to voice communications if the network experiences congestion.

• Security:

  • Securing the LAN, WAN, WLAN.
  • Data Center Security.
  • Securing the end user devices.
  • AQU Network security components include:
• Antivirus and antispyware
• Firewall filtering
• Dedicated firewall systems (Next Generation Firewalls) and Intrusion prevention systems (IPS)
• Access control lists (ACL)
• Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Virtual LANs (VLANs)
• Wireless LAN Security: Encryption, Authentication, Integrity.
• Databases and Applications Security.