20 users streaming HD YouTube is a big strain on the network itself, regardless of the pipe size.
Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________ From: Cary Gordon<mailto:listu...@chillco.com> Sent: 8/5/2014 8:33 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Bandwidth control With a gigabit pipe, I don't think that Youtube would be an issue :) On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:54 PM, Stuart Yeates <stuart.yea...@vuw.ac.nz> wrote: > We had complaints from students about other students using the limited > resource (in this case student computers) to do facebook / youtube. > > We negotiated with the students union that certain sites would be blocked > from those machines for a certain busy period during the day. Negotiation > with the students union appeared to be hugely important in deflating any > protests. > > cheers > stuart > > On 05/08/14 02:20, Carol Bean wrote: >> A quick and dirty search of the list archives turned up this topic from 5 >> years ago. I am wondering what libraries (especially those with limited >> resources) are doing today to control or moderate bandwidth, e.g., where >> viewing video sites uses up excessive amounts of bandwidth? >> >> Thanks for any help, >> Carol >> >> Carol Bean >> beanwo...@gmail.com >>
