Data network
- LAN and WAN networks
- Router
- Network switch
- Proxy server
- Firewall
- Ethernet cable
- Optical fiber
- Wi-Fi
- Le Bluetooth
- Microwave
- Digital activity (worldometer)
The path of data within the school and school board (or to another provider) from a classroom workstation to the global Internet. In the Google search engine, imagine the round-trip data path by typing the word "digital", for example. Then follow the wired network or wireless terminal connection to the switch room. Identify the fiber optic outlet and explain how the data is transported to the school board's servers (or to another provider). As an example, here's a map of Quebec's scientific information network (RISQ).
Network speed - Collaborative exercise
Use one of these applications to test network speed:
Oricom
Videotron
Speedtest
Fast
Take measurements in different parts of the school.
Find the average for downlink and uplink speeds. For example, if you have 7 measurements, you total them and divide by 7, which will give you the average in Mbps - Millions of bits per second.
Downstream: download speed in Mbps.
Ascending: upload speed in Mbps.
Ping and jitter
The link to the spreadsheet is here.
Be careful not to modify data from other schools.
Digital school map (optional)
Make a map of the school, identifying the premises, wireless terminals (they may be hidden) and Ethernet network sockets.
Use a drawing tool you're familiar with, and you can use the school's evacuation plans as a guide. 1 plan per brigade.
Use one of these applications to test network speed:
Oricom
Videotron
Speedtest
Fast
Take measurements in different parts of the school.
Find the average for downlink and uplink speeds. For example, if you have 7 measurements, you total them and divide by 7, which will give you the average in Mbps - Millions of bits per second.
Downstream: download speed in Mbps.
Ascending: upload speed in Mbps.
Ping and jitter
- Ping (latency): calculated in milliseconds, this is your computer's response time when you perform a search, for example. The lower the ping, the shorter the loading time.
- Jitter: this is the variation in ping. If jitter is low, the connection will always be equal to itself. On the other hand, if jitter is high, the connection can sometimes be fast and sometimes slow. It is therefore preferable for jitter to be very low.
The link to the spreadsheet is here.
Be careful not to modify data from other schools.
Digital school map (optional)
Make a map of the school, identifying the premises, wireless terminals (they may be hidden) and Ethernet network sockets.
Use a drawing tool you're familiar with, and you can use the school's evacuation plans as a guide. 1 plan per brigade.