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Bandwidth Conservation

• Your access to the Internet is slow, and you've determined that it is because the line is near capacity. You know a lot of people are using web sites, and you suspect they are using similar web sites. Do you need to purchase additional bandwidth from your Internet Service Provider?
• Your network connection to a branch site is slow and congested. Much of the access at the branch site is for resources hosted on your main network. Can you stretch the useful lifetime of that old line any further?