Case Study - UNM - CHECSNet (Cont.)
The cost of lines, equipment and operation are pooled and divided equally among all institutions according to the bandwidth they wish to have ( cost of T1 line is 3 times the cost of a 56kbps line).
All schools are connected either to UNM (northern gateway) or New Mexico State University (southern gateway) with a line between the two for redundancy and backup.