05-13-2003, 11:52 AM
The main thing that I'm worried about is that if this becomes a popular download then it will suck up the bandwidth from holdouts.
If its not a popular download then we wouldn't have to worry about bandwidth.
This is how I explain bandwidth...
a modems connection = a straw
my cable connection = a garden hose
Holdouts connection = a firehose
With each connection you can push or suck different ammounts of water/data through it. But only to a point. The more people you have connecting to your connection, the more your data/water stream is going to be split.
We'll say that the holdout connection can handle 300 connections without anyone noticing a speed drop. But if we double that to 600 connections all trying to download stuff from holdouts the speed will be cut in half. If its 1200 connections then the speed will be reduced to 1/3
Now I don't know how many connections holdouts can handle before people will notice a speed drop but I didn't want to take a chance and drop it on there.
If its not a popular download then we wouldn't have to worry about bandwidth.
This is how I explain bandwidth...
a modems connection = a straw
my cable connection = a garden hose
Holdouts connection = a firehose
With each connection you can push or suck different ammounts of water/data through it. But only to a point. The more people you have connecting to your connection, the more your data/water stream is going to be split.
We'll say that the holdout connection can handle 300 connections without anyone noticing a speed drop. But if we double that to 600 connections all trying to download stuff from holdouts the speed will be cut in half. If its 1200 connections then the speed will be reduced to 1/3
Now I don't know how many connections holdouts can handle before people will notice a speed drop but I didn't want to take a chance and drop it on there.