Internet and computing facilities
High-speed internet facility with Wi-Fi connectivity is available for students, faculty members, and staff of BAUET. This internet facility is provided by the BAUET ICT Center which is maintained by the CSE dept. The ICT Centre was established to provide ICT services to the University as a whole. Its services range from Internet, email, Maintenance and storage facilities to the development and maintenance etc. The mission of the ICT Centre is to create and harness computing resources for the support and enhancement of academic excellence and management. A total uninterrupted dedicated bandwidth of 300 Mbps is available twenty-four hours for Bonolota Hall (female), Boral Hall (male), residence and office. There are three-time slots for internet service i.e. office time (0730-1530 hours), after office (1530-0730 hours), and holidays (Friday and Saturday). The distribution of bandwidth and timing policy is shown below. The whole campus is covered with internet facilities i.e. laboratories, libraries, classrooms, administrative offices, departmental offices, conference rooms, cafeteria, etc. with strict monitoring systems.
Server details of BAUET:
| SL/No | Server list | QTY | features |
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01 |
Dell R730 |
01 |
The R730 server use for storage large data fast and secure. Also use raid server system increase data security, Virtualization and redundancy. |
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02 |
Mikrotik CC1016
Mikrotik RB1100 |
02 |
Manage and distribute total bandwidth to Administration, Academic and residential area by time slotting. Using firewall security to block spam and unauthorized access. Allow and disable user to connect internet connection. Using hotspot server to secure login Wi-Fi user. |
|
03 |
CCTV Camera |
40 pcs |
CCTV monitoring system exists to monitor the overall security situation of the university. |
|
03 |
IPS |
2K pcs |
IPS is used for server electricity backup and 24/7 internet service. |
Picture of server is as follows:
Table: Internet and computer facilities of BAUET
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SN. |
Item Description | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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1. |
Bandwidth |
2 Mbps |
10 Mbps | 50 Mbps | 100 Mbps | 300 Mbps | 300 Mbps |
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2. |
No. of Computers Connected to Internet |
38 |
90 | 222 | 323 | 358 | 390 |
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3. |
No. of Computers for students |
27 |
77 | 185 | 286 | 319 | 366 |
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4. |
No. of Computers for Administration |
12 |
14 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 46 |
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Available internet facilities |
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| Students | LAN and Wi-Fi |
| Faculty members | |
Information of internet facilities:
|
Bandwidth |
No. of computers with internet connections |
Service available hours |
Area covered by Wi-Fi |
|
300 Mbps |
390 |
24 |
600 meters radius |
Adequate internet facility is available for students, faculty members and staff of BAUET. A total uninterrupted dedicated bandwidth of 300 Mbps is available twenty-four hours. Most of the required areas are covered with Wi-Fi facilities i.e. labs, libraries, classrooms, administrative office, cafeteria, etc. with the strict monitoring systems.
List of the number of computers accessible to students:
| Place |
Number of computers |
Types of usage |
| Simulation lab |
30 |
Web browsing, Simulation |
| Mobile Apps and game testing lab |
10 |
Web browsing, Apps and game development |
| Central library |
5 |
Web browsing |
