If you were hired by the university president as an IT consultant, what would you suggest (technology, infrastructure, innovations, steps, processes, etc) in order for the internet connectivity be improved?
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If I were hired by the university president as an IT consultant I would suggest that in order to improve the internet connectivity we must identify the factors involved in the problem. If you look at the university here are the problems you can see:
Lack of computers
Hardware
Computer viruses
Bandwidth allocation
As for me it is really difficult to give answer to this question because I’m not really good at this field however I will give my best opinion to help the university.
First things first…
If the president wants change in our present internet connectivity the university must allocate budget to resolve this problem.
It is undeniable that the university lacks computer units therefore I suggest that the university upgrade and add more units for the student to use. It is lucky that recently our department purchase new units and LCD monitors. These way students feel motivated to learn and they get the value of what they pay in the university.
Besides even if the internet connection is fast and still the computers are not change and they remain in their current condition we could not feel and appreciate the service provided.
The university’s computer hardware is also outdated and has a very slow processor. If we could not change the whole computer units at least the university should upgrade it. For example it would really help the internet connectivity if we improve the RAM of the university’s computers.
Another big problem in the university is the computer viruses. Viruses are main contributor in slowing down the process of connection. Therefore I would recommend that the university tighten their security in terms of computer virus. We should install effective and updated anti virus software in every computers.
Bandwidth allocation is also a problem in school. We already know that the university increased the bandwidth again but the internet connection is still turtle-paced. Even if we keep increasing the bandwidth, nothing will happen if it is not properly allocated. We should implement proper bandwidth allocation one solution to this is applying the correct network topology. From what I have read implementing an extended star network topology that has a ring topology in its lowest level is good for the university.
This is how will the topology work…
Within one major cluster, the bandwidth should also be divided into smaller clusters that are connected to each other using a ring topology. Let’s take for example the IC laboratory (NODAL), each computer should be included in a smaller group (cluster) that is connected to each other via a ring topology. Each cluster is connected to a central node that will give it the number of bandwidth it needs. The bandwidth allocated for a certain cluster should be distributed to the different smaller clusters within the department. By doing so every smaller cluster within the laboratory would only have a maximum bandwidth to use up and would not take up the bandwidth allotted for the other clusters. A ring topology is used at the lowest level because of the ring topology’s unique characteristic: the token. Within the ring only the one holding the token can use the services of the net within a maximum given time. No one computer would be able to monopolize the usage of the bandwidth because it is already controlled by the topology.
In addition we could also improve internet connectivity through boosting the computer. We could also use caching proxy server, it can reply to service requests without contacting the specified server, by retrieving content saved from a previous request, made by the same client or even other clients. This is called caching. Caching proxies keep local copies of frequently requested resources, allowing large organizations to significantly reduce their upstream bandwidth usage and cost, while significantly increasing performance. Another option is to use proxy server, a proxy server is a kind of buffer between your computer and the Internet resources you are accessing. They accumulate and save files that are most often requested by thousands of Internet users in a special database, called “cache”. Therefore, proxy servers are able to increase the speed of your connection to the Internet. The cache of a proxy server may already contain information you need by the time of your request, making it possible for the proxy to deliver it immediately. The overall increase in performance may be very high. Also, proxy servers can help in cases when some owners of the Internet resources impose some restrictions on users from certain countries or geographical regions. In addition to that, among proxy servers there are so called anonymous proxy servers that hide your IP address thereby saving you from vulnerabilities concerned with it.
Of course the students should be oriented on the proper usage of the computers and the internet connectivity.
I hope that with these suggestions I could help the university improve its internet connectivity. I really look forward to be able to use this improved internet connection.^^
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