[37970] in Resnet-Forum
Re: New Stratagies to Meet Higher Bandwidther Requirements in the HD Video World
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hall, Rand)
Wed Feb 13 09:07:24 2013
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3074b128264e5604d59b7863
Message-ID: <CANajV=OknXpey90_bfnhJx163APuBRPtKCU0PvWfhQCMe4=FJQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:53:19 -0500
Reply-To: Resnet Forum <RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
From: "Hall, Rand" <hallr@MERRIMACK.EDU>
To: RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
In-Reply-To: <511AFA7A.7070408@utc.edu>
--20cf3074b128264e5604d59b7863
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Jeff Kell <jeff-kell@utc.edu> wrote:
>Bandwidth demand continues to increase... we've gone over two, almost
three orders of magnitude
>increase over the last two decades, almost doubling every year with no end
in sight.
Has anyone had successful discussions around the definition of your
"Internet Service." I think a lot of purse holders are unaware of the huge
change in purpose/scope of the service. When we all got into the Internet
Service business our model and level of service was generally something
like "The service is provided to facilitate your academic success. Any
recreational benefit is a coincidental bonus." Today that equation is
completely flipped (whether people realize it or not) and funding hasn't
generally been adequately adjusted.
Cell phones are a large contributor, too, but Email, IM, TXT, Skype, etc
have completely obviated the need for traditional phone service in
residence halls. Have these saved telecom funds been reallocated to your
bandwidth budget?
Have your closed down campus radio station funds been reallocated to your
bandwidth budget?
Have you ditched satellite and/or dedicated fiber connections for your live
sporting broadcasts? Did your bandwidth budget get augmented to have NBC
Sports backhaul its HD broadcast over your network?
Has your library stopped or slowed down its purchase of popular DVDs in
response to streaming services? Did your bandwidth budget get the savings?
Ditto for their savings on serials and books.
Has streaming video encouraged your ResLife office to kill premium movie
cable channels? Did your bandwidth budget get augmented?
Streaming video isn't going to kill cable TV for a while. Are your ResLife
offices prepared to fund two "cable" systems by augmenting the bandwidth
budget.
This is really just scratching the surface. How do you manage the
expectations of the incoming student who is leaving a 45Mb home connection?
Yikes.
Rand
Rand P. Hall
Director, Network Services askIT!
Merrimack College
978-837-3532
rand.hall@merrimack.edu
If I had an hour to save the world, I would spend 59 minutes defining the
problem and one minute finding solutions. =96 Einstein
___________________________________________________
You are subscribed to the ResNet-L mailing list.
To subscribe, unsubscribe or search the archives,
go to http://LISTSERV.ND.EDU/archives/resnet-l.html
___________________________________________________
--20cf3074b128264e5604d59b7863
Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Jeff Kell=A0<span dir=3D"=
ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jeff-kell@utc.edu" target=3D"_blank">jeff-kell@u=
tc.edu</a>></span>=A0wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><span style=3D=
"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">>Bandwidth demand continue=
s to increase... we've gone over two, almost three orders of magnitude<=
/span></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font=
-size:13px">>increase over the last two decades, almost doubling every y=
ear with no end in sight.</span><br clear=3D"all"><div><div><br></div><div =
style>
Has anyone had successful discussions around the definition of your "I=
nternet Service." I think a lot of purse holders are unaware of the hu=
ge change in purpose/scope of the service. When we all got into the Interne=
t Service business our model and level of service was generally something l=
ike "The service is provided to facilitate your academic success. Any =
recreational benefit is a coincidental bonus." Today that equation is =
completely flipped (whether people realize it or not) and funding hasn'=
t generally been adequately adjusted.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Cell phones are a large contributor, too, b=
ut Email, IM, TXT, Skype, etc have completely obviated the need for traditi=
onal phone service in residence halls. Have these saved telecom funds been =
reallocated to your bandwidth budget?</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Have your closed down campus radio station =
funds been reallocated to your bandwidth budget?</div><div style><br></div>=
<div style>Have you ditched satellite and/or dedicated fiber connections fo=
r your live sporting broadcasts? Did your bandwidth budget get augmented to=
have NBC Sports backhaul its HD broadcast over your network?</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Has your library stopped or slowed down its=
purchase of popular DVDs in response to streaming services? Did your bandw=
idth budget get the savings? Ditto for their savings on serials and books.<=
/div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Has streaming video encouraged your ResLife=
office to kill premium movie cable channels? Did your bandwidth budget get=
augmented?=A0</div><div style><br></div><div style>Streaming video isn'=
;t going to kill cable TV for a while. Are your ResLife offices prepared to=
fund two "cable" systems by augmenting the bandwidth budget.</di=
v>
<div style><br></div><div style>This is really just scratching the surface.=
How do you manage the expectations of the incoming student who is leaving =
a 45Mb home connection? Yikes.</div><div><br></div><div> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0</div>
<div>Rand</div><div>=A0</div><div>Rand P. Hall</div><div>Director, Network =
Services=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 askIT!</div><div>M=
errimack College</div><div>978-837-3532</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:rand.ha=
ll@merrimack.edu" target=3D"_blank">rand.hall@merrimack.edu</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:Verdana,=
'BitStream vera Sans',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-heig=
ht:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">If I had an hour to save the wor=
ld, I would spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute finding so=
lutions. =96 Einstein</span>
</div></div>
<br><br></div></div>
___________________________________________________
You are subscribed to the ResNet-L mailing list.
<p>
To subscribe, unsubscribe or search the archives,
go to <a href=3D"http://LISTSERV.ND.EDU/archives/resnet-l.html" target=3D"_blank">http://LISTSERV.ND.EDU/archives/resnet-l.html</a>
___________________________________________________
--20cf3074b128264e5604d59b7863--
