State of the University’s Internet Connection Philip Smith, Senior Systems Programmer Friday May 2, 2003
Agenda Compare the University’s connection to DSL and Cable VPN performance Internet Monitors Questions and Answers
University of Windsor Internet Throughput
The University’s Average Performance (Feb. – Apr. 2003) Kilobits Per Second (Kb/s) Megabits (Mb/s) Kilobytes (KB/s) Download (to campus) 3518 Kb/s 3.4 Mb/s 440 KB/s Upload (to Internet) 4756 Kb/s 4.6 Mb/s 595 KB/s Compare units
Comparison of DSL, Cable, and University Internet Standard Claim Actual Ultra Cable University Download 1.0 Mb/s 0.94 Mb/s 3.0 Mb/s 2.0 Mb/s 3.4 Mb/s Upload 160 Kb/s 172 Kb/s 640 Kb/s 4756 Kb/s University best
Firewall & VPN Campus comparison over DSL and Cable (underpowered) Download 1.01 Mb/s 0.75 Mb/s 1.87 Mb/s 1.34 Mb/s Upload 0.12 Mb/s 0.41 Mb/s 0.44 Mb/s 0.31 Mb/s Average 0.57 Mb/s 0.58 Mb/s 1.16 Mb/s (2.0x) 0.82 Mb/s (1.4x) VPN best
Firewall & VPN Campus comparison over DSL and Cable VPN best graphically
Internet slowness sources One or more of the following can contribute to the internet seeming slow: Your PC Your LAN (on campus) or ISP (off campus) The remote site The Internet
Internet Monitors www.InternetHealthReport.com Major U.S.A. carriers www.InternetTrafficReport.com Selected routers world wide Simplest: Stoplight Color Coded Index Internet Average (www.average.MatrixnetSystems.com) Thousands of servers and routers world wide Most Complex: set of 3 graphs => Most Comprehensive Give indication on the status of the Internet
Summary University faster than DSL or cable When using high speed from off campus use VPN software Use Internet monitors when you suspect or question that the Internet is slow.
Question and Answers For more information on Network Performance visit our website, www.uwindsor.ca/netperf. Thank you for your attention.