CAMPUS MODEM POOLS AT A GLANCE
  Legacy Modem Pool a
(Express Service b)
Student/Staff Modem Pool Faculty Modem Pool
Users
Students, Staff, and Faculty
Students and Staff
Faculty c
Time Limit 20 min/connection;
unlimited connections/day
2 hrs/connection;
3 connections/day
4 hrs/connection;
unlimited connections/day
Speed d
14.4K
56K
56K
Connection Number
(530) 752-7925
(530) 754-7720
(530) 754-7701
Number of Ports
465
376
92
Protocol e
SLIP/PPP
SLIP/PPP
SLIP/PPP
ServiceID f
IMOD
IRAS
IRMP
Usage Trends (as of 1/31/99)
Peak Hours
6 p.m.-11 p.m.
4 p.m.-2 a.m.
8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Average Session Length
~ 12 minutes
~ 23 minutes
~ 29 minutes
Average Number of Unique Clients/day
~ 3600
~ 3800
~ 320

Notes:

    The Legacy Modem Pool is now the only 14.4K modem pool on campus. The Telnet-only Modem Pool was retired on February 28. Its 48 modems were transferred to the Legacy Modem Pool, and its dial-up number (530-752-7900) was discontinued.
    "Express Service" refers to the 20-minute limit placed on all dial-up connections to the Legacy Modem Pool.
    Faculty: Members of the Academic Senate and Academic Federation.
    The speed of your connection will be capped at the speed of your modem (i.e., 14.4K, 28.8K, 33.3K, or 56K) and may be affected by other factors such as the quality of your phone connection.
    SLIP/PPP: All modem pools now support SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) and PPP (Point to Point Protocol) connections. With this type of connection, you can browse the Web, check your email using a program like Eudora, or perform file transfers. With its 20-minute limit, the Express Service, however, does not lend itself to long Web sessions or large file transfers.
    ServiceIDs are service permits required to access the modem pools. Unlike the IMOD ServiceID, the IRAS and IRMP ServiceIDs are not automatically assigned to your computing account. See http://itexpress.ucdavis.edu/modems.html for more information and instructions on how to add the IRAS and IRMP ServiceIDs to your campus computer account.