We don't charge students based on usage or tiered levels of service and currently don't have major bandwidth issues, but are keeping a close eye on it.
That being said, for a 24 hour period, streaming video is approximately 2/3 of all bandwidth usage. That includes Netflix, YouTube, etc. 40% just for Netflix is approximately accurate for us as well. We use a Procera PacketLogic but don't explicitly limit streaming media. That will be the first controls we add if bandwidth does become an issue. During class/business hours, the overall streaming video is closer to ½ of all bandwidth and doesn't start increasing until about 7pm, peaks at 1am, and falls off a cliff to nothing about 1:30am. Thomas Carter Network and Operations Manager Austin College 903-813-2564 [AusColl_Logo_Email] From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Alexander, David Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 10:46 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU 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/.
