From sysadmin at omsoft.com Thu Dec 5 17:53:48 2019 From: sysadmin at omsoft.com (Omsoft Systems Administration) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 17:53:48 -0800 Subject: [Urcad] Internet Access Maintenance Window Message-ID: <3664306c-1b5f-965d-89fc-89582e2f14b6@omsoft.com> Hi Omsoft URC Internet Customers, We are announcing a maintenance window on Tuesday December 10th between noon and 2pm, to install and upgrade the core Internet router at the University Retirement Community (URC) campus. All of the URC campus customers connect through this Internet hardware, as well as the free WiFi. We anticipate the actual downtime during this window to be only 5-10 minutes, but with all major network upgrades, it caries a certain amount of risk of possible instability in the network. This hardware will be capable of delivering the increased performance from the new higher capacity 250 Mbps circuit we have had installed at URC. As a result,? as part of this upgrade, we will be providing at no additional charge, a 100% increase in purchased capacity, as the delivery infrastructure allows. Here is what the new rates will look like: $27.95 - 16 Mbps/4 Mbps - enough for streaming in 4K, the newest high definition streaming video standard, on one device $37.95 - 22 Mbps/8 Mbps - for residents streaming in 4K that need plenty of capacity for other devices $49.95 - 30 Mbps/10 Mbps - 2 4K streams - good for Virtual Reality gear, like Oculus Rift, cloud backups. The intermediate residential network equipment, which are called switches, in all the telco closets in the facility require an upgrade and network redesign to deliver more capacity to residents at URC. We hope to complete this in 2020, and transition to a 25/50/100 Mbps service offering to residents using this new router and bandwidth capacity which will be? available as of this upgrade on Tuesday. Although we believe present needs are met, as more devices and daily activities are done over the Internet, we believe the service offering should be re positioned to meet these future needs. Thanks for your patience during this maintenance window. Omsoft Systems Administration