13 May
1999
13 May
'99
5:17 a.m.
At 06:24 PM 5/13/99 +1, Hans Franke wrote:
The idea is nice, using the net like a bubble memory, but capacy
is rather small, since any delayed loop storage is determinated
by bandwidth and trip time.
No, capacity is limited by the total latency, isn't it? If we arranged
a long chain of computers that did nothing but relay packets, the
latency time goes up. A packet might take an hour to return for
"regeneration". Yes, write speed is limited by your outgoing
connection. Read speed is dependent on the round-trip time.
Data capacity of the entire chain is linked to the transmission
speeds, but other factors as well. Do I have this right?
If we now add a delay time for roundtrip of eight
seconds (prety
high - 1s would be more realistic), we just get along with 1 Mega-
byte of storage.
You're estimating based on 'ping' or 'traceroute' times, but I'm
talking about deliberately maximizing the delay between computers.
That raises the storage with every link, no?
- John