Case Study: University of Notre Dame achieves streamlined fiber management and major time savings with Graphical Networks' netTerrain

University of Notre Dame - Customer Case Study

The University of Notre Dame faced the challenge of accurately visualizing and documenting a large, dispersed fiber optic network to manage capacity, track changes, retain institutional knowledge, and minimize time-consuming field trips. After evaluating several outside-plant (OSP) solutions, the IT team selected Graphical Networks’ netTerrain (SaaS) for its affordability, high level of detail, and easy customization.

Graphical Networks implemented netTerrain’s SaaS offering with the university’s AutoCAD maps, fast spreadsheet imports (e.g., 144-port enclosures imported in five minutes), and visual overrides to flag port status and capacity. The result: a five-person team now finds answers in minutes instead of hours, dramatically reducing site visits, preserving institutional knowledge for faster onboarding, and accelerating audits and capacity tracking — measurable impacts include the five-minute import and a shift from hours of fieldwork to minutes of browser-based access.

University of Notre Dame

Jason Hilty

Network Design Professional