<s>
A	O
residence	O
hall	O
network	B-Architecture
,	O
or	O
ResNet	O
(	O
also	O
Resnet	O
or	O
ResNET	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
variations	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
or	O
a	O
metropolitan	O
area	O
network	B-Architecture
(	O
MAN	O
)	O
provided	O
by	O
a	O
university	O
that	O
serves	O
the	O
personal	O
computers	O
of	O
students	O
in	O
their	O
residence	O
halls	O
or	O
dormitory	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ResNet	O
may	O
also	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
department	O
that	O
administers	O
such	O
a	O
network	B-Architecture
or	O
the	O
services	O
provided	O
via	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ResNet	O
usually	O
allows	O
students	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
university	O
's	O
intranet	B-General_Concept
with	O
(	O
possibly	O
limited	O
)	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
department	O
,	O
organization	O
,	O
or	O
group	O
responsible	O
for	O
maintenance	O
of	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
residential	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
is	O
often	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
ResNet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
,	O
provide	O
assistance	O
in	O
connecting	O
to	O
the	O
school	O
's	O
network	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
ResNet	O
organizations	O
have	O
branched	O
from	O
computer	O
only	O
support	O
to	O
alternate	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
PDAs	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gaming	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
