1. State of the University’s Internet Connection
Philip Smith, Senior Systems Programmer
Friday May 2, 2003

2. Agenda
Compare the University’s connection to DSL and Cable
VPN performance
Internet Monitors
Questions and Answers

3. University of Windsor Internet Throughput

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Firewall & VPN Campus comparison over DSL and Cable
VPN best graphically

8. 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

9. Internet Monitors www.InternetHealthReport.com Major U.S.A. carriers
Selected routers world wide
Simplest: Stoplight Color Coded Index
Internet Average (
Thousands of servers and routers world wide
Most Complex: set of 3 graphs
=> Most Comprehensive
Give indication on the status of the Internet

10. 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.

11. Question and Answers
For more information on Network Performance visit our website,
Thank you for your attention.