2003 archive

October 7, 2003
October/November 2003 Network Video Update (WMV)
October/November 2003 Network Video Update (Real)
Kevin Siminski discusses the recent ATM end of service announcement and the associated timeline. He also discusses the embracement of IP services as a value-added service of the network.

August 4, 2003
August/September 2003 Network Video Update (WMV)
August/September 2003 Network Video Update (Real)
Cisco Systems’ announcement detailing internetworking operating system vulnerability prompted the topic for this update, standard network maintenance procedures. Kevin Siminski discusses what this means to IHETS customers and what is being done. He also announces plans for IHETS customer notifications, a tool to let customers know what’s happening with the network .

June 20, 2003
June/July 2003 Network Video Update (WMV)
June/July 2003 Network Video Update (Real)
If you're interested in I-Light2, this is an IHETS Network Video Update that you don’t want to miss! Kevin Siminski provides the status of the project, along with background information such as the purpose and history of I-Light. This is an informative discussion on topics such as why I-Light2 is important now and the potential uses with new technology such as dense wave division multiplexing.

April 8, 2003
April 2003 Network Video Update Special Edition (WMV)
April 2003 Network Video Update Special Edition (Real)

March 4, 2003
March/April 2003 Network Video Update (WMV)
March/April 2003 Network Video Update (Real)
Aaron Pagel joins Kevin Siminski for a discussion on SPAM—what is it, how is it generated, potential consequences, and impact on network resources.

January 6, 2003
January/February 2003 Network Video Update (WMV)
January/February 2003 Network Video Update (Real)
Beginning this January, IHETS will phase out the current online traffic statistics program and introduce a new homegrown package called Blackbird. Join Kevin Siminski for an overview of this new system and its features.

November 13, 2002
November/December 2002 Network Video Update (WMV)
November/December 2002 Network Video Update (Real)
Kevin Siminski discusses the outage that occurred on October 27-28, explaining what happened and what we are doing to fix the problem and prevent future outages of that nature. He also discusses implementation of an important new policy regarding e-mail access and SPAM.