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Internet Connectivity

Demand for Internet bandwidth at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon continues to increase. Computing Services monitors our external connections and profiles traffic to ensure reasonable connectivity. Our campus connectivity comes to us through a combination of providers, including Zayo, Crown Castle, Cogent, 3ROX, and Keystone (formerly KINBER).

• Internet
  The highest demand is for commodity Internet traffic. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon purchases 100Gbps of commodity Internet bandwidth from each of Zayo, Crown Castle, and Cogent for 300Gbps.

• Research and Education Networks
  Through our connections to 3ROX and Keystone, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon has access to high-speed research and education (R&E) networks, including Internet2. These networks link ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon with other universities and research institutions in North America and overseas. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon purchases 100Gbps of Internet2 bandwidth from 3ROX and 200Gbps from Keystone.

• Infrastructure Redundancy
  ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon has diverse connections to its Internet providers via three separate colocation facilities. In the case of a power outage or other failure, these links serve as backups to each other.

Eligibility

Students, faculty, staff, sponsored accounts, and guests