Networking Design Recommendations for Scientific Equipment

[Nicklaus Giacobe <nxg13 () IST PSU EDU>]

Does anyone have documented recommendations for plugging scientific equipment into campus computer networks?  I’ve been 
asked to consult for a local lab whose scientists are having some difficulty communicating with their IT support folks. 
 I can imagine lots of recommendations for no networking, local area networking only, no wireless, yes wireless, 
VLANed, firewalled, bridged control systems, never having control systems with Internet access, etc.

So while I am interested in hearing from you regarding specific individual recommendations, I’m more curious if there 
are specific documented recommendations and plans that sit somewhere between “Great ideas shared among colleagues” and 
a top-level policy guidance document that I might get from NIST.

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Nicklaus A. Giacobe, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Programs and Assistant Teaching Professor
Phone: 814-865-8233
College of Information Sciences and Technology
Penn State University
E333 Westgate Building
University Park, PA 16802