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Networking service and rate changes for FY 2000
On July 1, 1999, several networking service and rate changes will go
into
effect. These changes are a result of recommendations made by the Network
Planning Task Force, the cross-campus
team that meets to discuss and resolve issues surrounding the planning
and
funding of PennNet.
Information Systems and Computing (ISC) is making the following
networking service and rate changes based on the Network Planning Task
Force's recommendations:
- On July 1, 1999, ISC will discontinue asynchronous desktop
connections.
- E-mail accounts on Dolphin are no longer supported by the
ResNet construction budget and so Schools and centers who rely
on this service will be billed $17 per account per year. It will be
up to the Schools and centers to determine whether to pass these
charges on to end users.
- 10Base2 monthly connection rates will increase from $26.00 to
$30.00.
Users are encouraged to switch from 10Base2 to 10Base-T connections
through
ISC's
conversion program.
- 10Base-T monthly connection rates will decrease from $19.25 to
$16.45.
The table below shows a breakdown of the monthly fees for a 10Base-T
connection in FY 1999 and FY 2000.
ISC-Maintained 10Base-T Connection Fee
(Monthly)
| FEE COMPONENTS | FY 1999 | FY 2000 |
| Central Service Fee
Cost of operating the central
electronic infrastructure,
including planning, capital
for central electronics,
operation, and maintenance. | $11.50 |
$10.70 |
| Connection Maintenance Fee
Cost of keeping a port
operational, including
costs associated with
customer service. | $4.15 | $3.15 |
| Port Rental Fee
Cost of renting one
10Base-T connection. | $3.60 | $2.60 |
|
TOTAL MONTHLY FEE | $19.25 |
$16.45 |
Changes to the Central Service Fee
IP addresses are the basis for central service charges. In the past,
many
kinds of IP addresses were not billed. ISC, with the help of the
Network
Planning Task Force, is moving towards billing all IP addresses equally.
Following
are three changes for FY 2000:
- There will be central service fee charges for the use of networked
printers.
- Classrooms connected to the network will pay central service fees,
but
central pool classrooms will not be charged.
- Central service fees will be charged for non-public network
connections.
No central service fees will be charged for public lab, library,
and kiosk connections. However, connection maintenance fees and port
rental fees are applicable.
Central service fees for FY 2000 are as follows:
- For ISC-maintained connections, IP addresses will cost $10.70 per
month
per connection.
- For locally-maintained connections, IP addresses will cost $8.94 per
month per connection.
- A 5% discount will be given to any department using a single budget
code
to pay for more than 99 connections.
For more information, please call 898-1319 or send e-mail to
monir@isc.upenn.edu.
--Michael Palladino, Executive Director, ISC Networking
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