Member Assessment Survey – Summary
of Results
Approximately
60 respondents chose to complete the sub-survey on network services.
Campus
network environment
The
first set of questions in this sub-survey asked about the campus network
environment.
A.
Estimated number of hosts on campus network
3respondents
(7%) reported less than 100 hosts
3 (7%)
reported between 100 and 1,000 hosts
16 (37%)
reported between 1,000 and 10,000
21 (49%)
reported over 10,000 hosts
B.
Current level of high-performance bandwidth connection to
6 respondents (15%) reported bandwidth below
100Mbps
16 (39%) reported between 100Mbps and 500Mbps
4 (10%) reported between 500Mbps and 750Mbps
7 (17%) reported 1Gbps
3 (7%) reported 2Gbps
5 (12%) reported 10Gbps
C.
Plans to upgrade within 12 months
22
respondents (40.7%) indicated they plan to upgrade their bandwidth capability
within the next 12 month; an equal number indicated they do not plan to
upgrade. 10 of the respondents (18.5%) were unsure.
D.
Campus bandwidth to commodity Internet
9 respondents (22%) reported commodity Internet
bandwidth under 100Mbps
14 (34%) reported between 100Mbps and 500Mbps
5 (12%) reported between 500Mbps and 999Mbps
5 (12%) reported between 1Gbps and 1.999Gbps
6 (15%) reported between 2Gbps and 9.999Gbps
2 (5%) reported 10Gbps or more
Use
of
The
survey yielded information about how Internet2 members are actually using the
Abilene network, with regard to types of advanced services, types of
applications, and middleware as follows:
For which of these advanced services
are you using your connectivity to the
|
|
Current |
Future |
Not Sure |
Response Total |
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|
38% (18) |
34% (16) |
28% (13) |
47 |
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|
62% (33) |
34% (18) |
4% (2) |
53 |
||
|
23% (11) |
58% (28) |
19% (9) |
48 |
||
|
34% (16) |
30% (14) |
36% (17) |
47 |
||
|
6% (3) |
50% (24) |
44% (21) |
48 |
||
|
63% (31) |
24% (12) |
12% (6) |
49 |
||
|
17% (8) |
20% (9) |
63% (29) |
46 |
||
|
40% (20) |
40% (20) |
20% (10) |
50 |
||
|
55% (27) |
33% (16) |
12% (6) |
49 |
||
|
20% (10) |
41% (20) |
39% (19) |
49 |
||
|
96% (50) |
4% (2) |
0% (0) |
52 |
||
|
79% (41) |
12% (6) |
10% (5) |
52 |
||
|
87% (46) |
9% (5) |
4% (2) |
53 |
||
|
Total Respondents |
55 |
|||||
|
(skipped this
question) |
81 |
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The
survey asked whether operational support had been required from the Abilene
Connector/GigaPoP or Abilene NOC; 42.9% of respondents indicated it had been
required and 57.1% indicated it had not.
For those requiring support, the interaction and
level of support received was described nearly universally as being good or
excellent; very few problems were noted.
To
see all responses to this question, please click here.
Security
It
was interesting to note that respondents are not overly concerned that security
concerns override the value of advanced networking:
To what extent do you agree with this
statement? Campus/organization security concerns are overriding our ability to
utilize our
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Response Percent |
Response Total |
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|
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10.7% |
6 |
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|
16.1% |
9 |
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|
32.1% |
18 |
|||
|
|
8.9% |
5 |
|||
|
|
32.1% |
18 |
|||
|
Total Respondents |
56 |
|||||
|
(skipped this
question) |
80 |
|||||
Those
who agreed were asked to elaborate; several responses suggested that firewalls
impede performance.
To
see all the responses to this question, please click
here.
Forming/joining
Regional Optical Networks (RONs)
66.7%
of respondents indicated they are currently engaged in discussions about
forming or joining a Regional Optical Network (RON). Of these, 70.8% reported
that those discussions include purchasing intercity or metro dark fiber.
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summary of survey results.