Libraries
Library systems, whether public or private, must provide a balance between open
community access to the internet and speed and usability of critical applications
across the library network. While bandwidth may be plentiful, it can quickly reach
capacity with chatty P2P applications and rich media such as audio and video streaming.
Without effective controls, recreational and bandwidth intensive traffic can saturate
the network and slow the performance of applications critical to libraries’ day-to-day
functions.
Exinda allows libraries to monitor, control and optimize their networks so that
the user community can be served without compromising critical application performance.
Exinda provides visibility into traffic across the network including bandwidth-heavy
recreational traffic. Equipped with this knowledge, policies can be set that allocate
bandwidth for different types of Internet traffic, thereby ensuring that low-priority
traffic cannot impact application performance. The comprehensive Exinda solution
lets libraries control their network resources to ensure optimal performance without
having to take heavy-handed steps to police user activity.
Key Features and Benefits
- View real-time and historical reports for visibility into network activity and performance
- Allocate bandwidth to critical applications to ensure performance
- Control recreational network usage and throttle bandwidth to certain low-priority
traffic
- Intelligently accelerate critical applications within the library network
- Make the most of available network resources and defer costly bandwidth upgrades