Cisco Teams with Notre Dame Athletics for AI-Ready Campus Network Modernization
Cisco Systems has entered into a multi-year partnership with Notre Dame Athletics to modernize the University of Notre Dame's campus-wide network. As an Official Technology Partner, Cisco will provide technology and services to support the broader modernization of Notre Dame's digital infrastructure across its South Bend, Indiana, campus.
The university is preparing for growing network requirements driven by AI applications, connected devices, research workloads, digital learning environments, and increasingly bandwidth-intensive student experiences. To address these demands, nearly 1,000 new switches are being deployed throughout the campus, with the university standardizing its network on Cisco's Catalyst 9300X switch platform.
Cisco Catalyst Center and zero-touch deployment capabilities will help Notre Dame automate configuration and maintain consistency across the university's digital footprint. The infrastructure upgrade is intended to support a wide range of academic and operational use cases, including immersive virtual reality laboratories and real-time collaborative projects for students.