What is Bandwidth Management and Why is it Important?
Similar to any organization, UCR does not have an unlimited budget for commodity internet traffic. Therefore, campus commodity internet bandwidth must be managed and equitably distributed so that all campus network users can access the internet to meet UCR’s teaching, research, and public service missions. Bandwidth management (the control of bits through a network segment at a given time) is accomplished in several ways, including the following: • Aggregate Bandwidth Caps. This limits the TOTAL traffic allowed through a network segment at any one time. • Bandwidth Allocation by Protocol. This limits the total amount of traffic allocated for a particular type of network traffic (e.g. web browsing, e-mail, etc.). • Per Flow Cap. This limits the number of bits allowed per SPECIFIC connection, session, or packet-exchange (flow). How is ResNet Bandwidth Managed at UCR? • ResNet Network Traffic destined for UCR is NOT managed or rate limited in any fashion (subject, of course, to the total
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