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Re: CATV and internet bandwidth
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Doughty, Marc)
Wed Jan 26 15:47:30 2011
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:44:56 -0500
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I'm not involved with it, but we switched over to IPTV several years ago.
Students can rent an IPTV-to-TV converter for use on 'real' televisions.
http://www.brown.edu/cis/services/television/iptv/index.php
- Marc Doughty
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principles." - Ambrose Bierce
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:12 PM, James Ellis <jellis@culver.edu> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I've been asked to see what other locations are doing in terms of CableTV
> and related internet bandwidth for students.
>
> We currently have a head-end structure with rigid coax between buildings
> and service from DirecTV. The equipment in place allows us to distribute an
> analog signal in standard definition. We are looking to upgrade our setup,
> and are considering several options. Does anyone still have a head-end
> structure? Do you get service from the internet or satellite? If by
> internet, then how much bandwidth is this consuming? Do you offer HD
> services to students? Do you distribute internally via ethernet or coax?
>
> I assume others, like us, have seen a rise in internet offerings such as
> NetFlix and Hulu for student entertainment. Has this caused a noticeable
> increase in traffic? Does anyone shape this traffic, only allow it during
> certain times, or is your bandwidth sufficient enough to handle the traffic?
>
> Any comments or insights would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> James Ellis
>
> Culver-Stockton College
> 1 College Hill
> Canton, MO 63435 ___________________________________________________ You
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I'm not involved with it, but we switched over to IPTV several years ag=
o. Students can rent an IPTV-to-TV converter for use on 'real' tele=
visions.<br><br><a href=3D"http://www.brown.edu/cis/services/television/ipt=
v/index.php">http://www.brown.edu/cis/services/television/iptv/index.php</a=
><br>
<br clear=3D"all"><br>- Marc Doughty<br>=A0 - Apple and Microsoft Certified=
<br>=A0 - Open-Source Enlightened<br>- <a href=3D"mailto:Marc_Doughty@brown=
.edu">Marc_Doughty@brown.edu</a><br><br>"POLITICS, n. A strife of inte=
rests masquerading as a contest of principles." - Ambrose Bierce<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:12 PM, James E=
llis <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jellis@culver.edu">jellis@culv=
er.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); paddi=
ng-left: 1ex;">
Greetings,<br>=A0<br>I've been asked to see what other locations are do=
ing in terms of CableTV and related internet bandwidth for students.<br>=A0=
<br>We currently have a head-end structure with rigid coax between building=
s and service from DirecTV. The equipment in place allows us to distribute =
an analog signal in standard definition. We are looking to upgrade our setu=
p, and are considering several options. Does anyone still have a head-end s=
tructure? Do you get service from the internet or satellite? If by internet=
, then how much bandwidth is this consuming? Do you offer HD services to st=
udents? Do you distribute internally via ethernet or coax?<br>
=A0<br>I assume others, like us, have seen a rise in internet offerings suc=
h as NetFlix and Hulu for student entertainment. Has this caused a noticeab=
le increase in traffic? Does anyone shape this traffic, only allow it durin=
g certain times, or is your bandwidth sufficient enough to handle the traff=
ic?<br>
=A0<br>Any comments or insights would be appreciated.<br>=A0<br>Thanks!<br>=
=A0<br>James Ellis<br>=A0<br>Culver-Stockton College<br>1 College Hill<br>C=
anton, MO=A0 63435
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