Benefits for Institutions

LOWERING INTERNET SERVICE COST: with institutions high crave for high broadband,the exchange point serves as a major infrastructure to reduce cost and bugdet. The Exchange point has been a major factor in cost reduction.

SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARES: Softwares(e.g Transaction, Enterprise resource planning ERP) consumes a lot of Band width going over the internet. These softwares which could run on High density servers located on the institution premises will not be maximized without high capacity bandwidth (i.e 100M and above) which the internet exchange point offers.Conservation and allocation of bandwidth is made possible by the exchange point.

INTRA-INSTITUTION LIBRARY This serves as Files repository for research, Books, seminars, Lectures,symposium etc. This files can be downloaded easily when connected to the exchange point.

VIDEO /AUDIO STREAMING on line Seminar can be streamed using the internet exchange point as conduit. The Academic Audience can access the seminar seamlessly when connected . This can also be useful in Real time coverage of occasions and events A common FM station section can be used for all to ensure current state of information to the Academia . For example Unilag FM can be streamed over the IXPN to other universities connected to the exchange point during matriculation.