Incredible Transfer Rate

gadfly · 03-07-2003, 08:14 AM

Does 923 megabits per second sound tasty? That's the average rate of a data transfer that was achieved between Sunnyvale, CA and Amsterdam, NL.

The entry established both single and multiple stream records by setting a mark of 9,891.60 terabit meters per second. Standard PC hardware running Debian GNU/LINUX in Amsterdam and RedHat Linux in Sunnyvale, California was used in the effort.

It is nice to see linux being used in the development of cutting edge future technology. Kudos for linux!

Full article here: http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1046974975.html

acid2000 · 03-07-2003, 08:27 AM

Now if only they could roll that kind of speeds across the whole of Internet2, then one day we might get some of it.

membrax · 03-07-2003, 08:47 AM

Are u really sure that the data you downloaded weren't still in the proxy server of your ISP ? This could change everything actually.

Besides, 923 Megabits are actually 115 MegaBytes ... and I doubt your NIC could handle that streaming.

Which NIC do you run ?
A 10/100 Megabit ? ... or a 10/100/1000 Megabit if u'r a lucky guy.

You were surely running a 10/100/1000 Megabit (translated in bytes : 1.25MegaByte/12.5MegaByte/125MegaByte) being able to handle this datastream. Isn't it ?

wapcaplet · 03-07-2003, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by membrax
Are u really sure that the data you downloaded weren't still in the proxy server of your ISP ?

Did you read the article?

Q*Bert · 03-07-2003, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by membrax
Are u really sure that the data you downloaded weren't still in the proxy server of your ISP ? This could change everything actually.

Besides, 923 Megabits are actually 115 MegaBytes ... and I doubt your NIC could handle that streaming.

Which NIC do you run ?
A 10/100 Megabit ? ... or a 10/100/1000 Megabit if u'r a lucky guy.

You were surely running a 10/100/1000 Megabit (translated in bytes : 1.25MegaByte/12.5MegaByte/125MegaByte) being able to handle this datastream. Isn't it ?

Membrax, you missed what he was saying. He didn't get that transfer rate, a group of US/Dutch researchers did.

PS. If you want to see really fast end-user ethernet, look no further than Japan. For 15 GBP (25 USD?) or 2,000 Yen a month, you can get 15Mbps!!!

In the UK you pay a premium for 1Mbps.

Q*Bert

membrax · 03-07-2003, 12:03 PM

Ouch, you're perfectly right.
I should be closer to my screen when reading forums

Sorry for that, hope I wasn't to rude