Bandwidth is the amount of information you transfer to and from the internet. Students are allowed a certain amount of bandwidth each day.
Students are permitted a daily quota of 4GB inbound data and 4GB outbound data. When the quota is reached, connection speed is reduced to 2Mbps. The quota resets at 3 a.m.
Since excessive use of bandwidth by a few individuals can slow connections for others on campus, Information Systems safeguards appropriate data transfer amounts by:
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