HI Dave, Our GigaPoP (FRGP) Installed a netflix cache with success for all members - see usage graph below: [http://www.frgp.net/cgi-bin/cricket/mini-graph.cgi?type=png;target=%2Frouter-interfaces%2Fcore-l3%2Fxe-0-3-2;inst=0;dslist=ifHCInOctets%2CifHCOutOctets;range=41472000;rand=296]
When we moved from 1G to 10G in our WAN, we saw ~200 mbit increase overnight for us; all Netflix traffic. Give the network/service more BW and it will result in higher quality content (combined with the user subscription level as mentioned). We do not throttle this traffic as at this point in time as we have plenty of headroom now with 10G. Prior to 1G in our WAN, you could say is was a problem since it was trying to starve the limited pipe. Chad Chad D Burnham Director of Telecommunications University Technology Services University of Denver 2100 S. High St. #106 Denver, CO 80208 Desk Phone: 303-871-4441 Mobile Phone: 303-520-5657 [UniversityTechnologyServices_Signature] From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alexander, David Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] netflix question 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/.
