Enterprise
network access is available in both campuses (Hua Mak and Suvarnabhumi), including
3 residence halls on Suvarnabhumi Campus. Connectivity is also available through
the high-speed dial-in modem pool for off-campus locations. Office of Information Technology Services (ITS)
designs and manages the fiber-optic based network on Suvarnabhubi Campus and
Gigaspeed UTP on Hua Mak Campus.
Office of Information Technology Services (ITS)pays for membership in and maintains the University's 68 Mbps connection
to KSC and AsiaInfoNet. which provide access to Internet. At
Suvarnabhumi Campus, international link speed will increase from
4 Mbps to 14 Mbps and local link speed to 20 Mbps. At
Hua Mak Campus, international link speed will increase from
10 Mbps to 12 Mbps, and local link speed from 4 Mbps to 22 Mbps. Connection
between campuses will increase from 2 Mbps to 4 Mbps 920 lines of Modem
connection are available 24 x 7
Through membership on these high-speed links, AuNet makes them to be the
Enterprise network and make the others known us to be a leader in Internet
Technology Education.
Wireless Connectivity will be provided at the following locations: click here
Information about Bandwidth
We have experienced a substantial increase in network use, attributable
in large part to the use of several popular file-sharing applications,
such as KaZaA, Morpheus, and Gnutella. Thousands of computers located
on student, faculty and staff desks have been consuming massive amounts
of very expensive Internet bandwidth and degrading service for all users.
In order to maintain our network in the best possible manner, we have
instituted "rate limits" on some of network zone such as residence
hall, laboratory. The network zone in question have not been blocked but
are now limited as to HOW MUCH bandwidth they can consume.
With the new network tuning, a previous flat rate limit that had been
imposed on all outbound residence hall network traffic has been lifted.
Everyone at the University now has identical access to the network. The
current limit greatly improves Internet performance for all users. We
will continue to monitor traffic patterns and use various traffic-shaping
tools in the interests of delivering the best possible network experience
to all ABAC users.
Finally, all network users are reminded of the potential ethical and legal
implications of using software applications to publish and share files
in violation of copyright law. Many file-sharing applications cause your
personal computer to become a -- perhaps unwitting -- participant in this
type of illicit activity.
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