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The Bandwidth Management Advisory Service (BMAS) provides free advice and guidance to client institutions to help maximise the efficiency of their bandwidth resources including both the JANET connection and inter-site links.
A wide range of information is published on this web site on the use of bandwidth management technologies together with reports on trials and evaluations of relevant products.
Background
Purpose
Aims
BMAS service focusses on providing advice in using tools and methods in three areas, as follows:
Reduction of use of bandwidth:
Caching, typically via web caches
Traffic management, including traffic shaping and throttling
Content filtering, including smart inspection devices
Data compression
Content delivery infrastructure
Prioritisation of traffic:
Quality of Service methods
Traffic analysis:
Network monitoring
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Any problems, comments or suggestions regarding this page, please e-mail the BMAS service manager bmas@ja.net
