Investigating a Solution to the ResNet Bandwidth Problems at the University of Tennessee
Tracy Allen Cain · 2002
2 BANDWIDTH PROBLEMS AT UT ......... ....... ..... ....... 3 UT RESNET AND THE CAMPUS NETWORK 3 P2P PROGRAMS ....... ........ 4 Napster 5 Gnutella 6 KaZaa I FastTrack 7 WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM? 7 Policy-based Solutions 7 Student Education Campaign 7 Enforcement of Good Net Citizen Policy 8 Fair Share or Metering Policy 8 Network Access Charges 9 Technological Solutions . 9 Add More Capacity 9 Block Well-Known Ports 1 0 Traffic Shaping 10 Traffic Policing 11 RECOMMENDATION 12 LIMITATIONS 13 FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION 13 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 14 REFERENCES 15