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Optimizing Your Home Network for Working and Learning

By Steven Wallace

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes When students reposition to home locations, traffic patterns change. In most cases, the network traffic from the student to the cloud-based learning management systems and video applications will use commercial networks (i.e., the broadband in their home…

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An Update on R&E Networks Supporting the Academic Enterprise in Unprecedented Times

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes By Robert Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President, Network Services Many community members have asked how the sudden move of students, faculty and staff from our nation’s educational facilities to their homes have impacted Internet2 and other R&E…

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Using The Cloud to Surge VPN Capacity

By Steven Wallace

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes If your campus has deployed a cloud-based VPN and you are willing to share your experiences with others, we’d like to hear from you! Campus network operators use VPNs to both provide network access control, through…

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Understanding Network Impacts of Increased Online Learning Activities

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes By Rob Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President, Network Services This whitepaper describes how campus, regional, and Internet2 networks provide access to cloud-based learning today, and what will change as campuses migrate to online learning by off-campus students.

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