Dual networks. The premise is that the student pay a fee for connectivity and should get to enjoy the same level of service they would get off campus. Ideally the two networks could use each other's unused bandwidth but I never looked into that.
Since Netflix appears to be the biggest issue, you might want to review on how to get Netflix closer to your residences. See https://openconnect.itp.netflix.com/ When you talk to them, classify yourself as an ISP for Resnet (which you are). Fortunately, no residences at my current campus so it's not something I have to deal with :-) Jonn Martell Director of Technical Operations FDU Vancouver Campus On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Alexander, David <[email protected]> wrote: > I wanted to know if Netflix has been a problem for other schools, > specifically those with large residential campuses. > > > > We’ve seen usage on our campus grow a lot over the past few years, and our > response has been to implement a bandwidth cap on Netflix from 8 am to 10 > pm. This pretty much makes Netflix unusable during the day. When we lift > the bandwidth cap at night, Netflix takes up around 40% of our total > traffic. > > > > I’m curious if other schools are dealing with Netflix bandwidth issues and > what solutions you have implemented that allows students to enjoy Netflix > without impacting the usability of the network. > > > > Thanks, > > Dave > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > -- -- ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
