[Eril-l] question about library wireless download speed cap

[Johnson, Kay]

I asked our library technology head, who is a serious technologist, and he said:

It is possible that is may be an issue for High Definition (HD) video beyond 1080p, for example 4k streams, but, by-in-large it should be usable for almost everything else.

Kay G. Johnson
Head of Collection and Technical Services
McConnell Library, Radford University
540-831-5703 <kjohnson497 at radford.edu>

From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Homanchuk, Alex
Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 10:56 AM
To: eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
Subject: Re: [Eril-l] question about library wireless download speed cap

Hi Melissa,

I don’t think it would present a problem for any streaming media resources you have or otherwise if the wireless download speed is capped 5MB/s by connected device.  Average home broadband speeds in Canada are around 40 – 45 mbps which is roughly 5MB/s. I’m sure such caps are fairly common on campuses just not advertised.  Netflix recommends 25 Megabits per second (3.1 megabytes – MB) for “Ultra HD quality” on their platform which is probably higher then needed for the likes of FoD et al.

Alex.



Alex Homanchuk, MLIS, MFA
Head, E-Resources & E-Learning Support
Dorothy H. Hoover Library
OCAD University
416-977-6000 x3701

From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Melissa Belvadi
Sent: November-01-17 10:27 AM
To: eril-l at lists.eril-l.org<mailto:eril-l at lists.eril-l.org>
Subject: [Eril-l] question about library wireless download speed cap

Our IT department has just told us that they're capping wireless download at 5 MB/s.

We do have a few streaming video products, including Kanopy, Films on Demand, Curio.ca, and NFB Campus (Canadian).
Is this cap likely to cause our patrons any problems?

Or could it even cause problems with any of our other products, e.g. EBSCO Discovery Service, interacting with publisher websites' ebooks or our Big Deal journals, etc.?

Thanks!

Melissa Belvadi
Collections Librarian
University of Prince Edward Island
mbelvadi at upei.ca<mailto:mbelvadi at upei.ca> 902-566-0581
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