IU Bloomington residence halls get an exclusive link to outside Internet sites

By Greg Moore

“We added the new connection to alleviate congestion, provide better network usability and management, and give the students in residence halls their own window on the

Internet,” said Terry Usrey, director of UITS data telecommunications. We recognize that the Internet has become an integral part of student life at IU and greater bandwidth was necessary to accommodate increased student use.”

In addition to the new connection, UITS has created a Web site to help campus housing residents monitor their personal usage of the network and learn how to take greater control over their Internet connection. The Web site has links to learn about various network-related issues, read news and announcements about the university network, and get statistics for personal usage and current network traffic.

“We’ve also had to recognize that bandwidth is becoming an increasingly precious commodity that is limited and must be managed well,” said Usrey. “With new bandwidth-hungry multimedia network applications being released every day, it is important that students be able to understand the issues of their own Internet connection. We think this site will prove invaluable to help students better monitor their personal network usage.”

The Web site can be found at:

http://resnet.indiana.edu/