Re: Residence Questions

[Jeff Kell <jeff-kell () UTC EDU>]

Jenny Gluck wrote:

> > 1. What type of connection supplies res halls (bandwidth etc.)?
100Mb switched to the pillow, 1Gb up from most halls.

> > 2. Is the residence connected in any way to the institute network, or
> is it on a separate feed? Do you out source your residence connection?
> - Connected to main campus net, aggregating most of the res hall
> building connections through one router
> - thinking about outsourcing
They join campus at the edge, but share bandwidth/routing.

> > 3. What technology is in place to stop (if any) peer-to-peer sharing
> etc?
> - Packeteer restricts b/w to Internet.
Packeteer here as well.

> > 4. Do you get complaints from RIAA, MPAA, etc?
> some
Ditto.

> > 5. How many users are connected in res halls?
> 7,500 students plus a few staff.
about 6000 here.

> > 6. Are users authenticated? By what means?
> Only on registration. Custom registration/worm scan/patch code.
Perfigo.

> > 7. Are user machines inspected before connection is allowed?
> Yes, windows only.
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> > 8. Are res halls bound by Service Level Agreements / Policies?
> No SLA. AUP exists.
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> > 9. What is the guaranteed uptime of res halls (if a guarantee is made
> at all)?
> Not guaranteed, but outages addressed 24x7.
Other answers similar.

Jeff

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