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That wouldn't be as big an issue if all the nodes were very well connected, like positioned near big peering points, but they're not.
by astrodust 8y ago
That wouldn't be as big an issue if all the nodes were very well connected, like positioned near big peering points, but they're not.
- seandougall 8y agoThe "distributed all over the world" part would still be just as much of an issue; the speed of light puts a substantial lower bound on the total latency.
- astrodust 8y agoTrue, but pinging from one hub to another is way faster than someone's cable modem in Mumbai to someone's in Australia to someone's in Peru and back again. Those last miles add up in a huge way.