>Could someone explain how they would decide whether copying packets is cheap or not? Run two machines. One runs packet copying software, the other runs non pa

>Could someone explain how they would decide whether copying packets is cheap or not? Run two machines. One runs packet copying software, the other runs non packet copying software. Both run on the same data set. Record the amount of electricity used. Multiply the numbers by the marginal electricity cost and compare. If the number produced by the packet copying machine is not significantly different from the machine that didn't copy packets, copying packets is cheap.