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It is important to understand how many MegaBytes/s are sent through 100 Megabits/s ethernet link for example. (or whatever communication link)
by seren 4y ago
It is important to understand how many MegaBytes/s are sent through 100 Megabits/s ethernet link for example. (or whatever communication link)
- praash 4y agoThis is the strongest point that comes to my mind. I feel that most consumers are completely unaware that their perception of transfer speeds and file size differ by almost an order of magnitude. I absolutely hate how marketing takes advantage of this. Imagine the frustration after thinking that your 10 Mbit/s connection can download a 6 GB game in just ten minutes. Many internet operators advertise speeds as "1Gb/s" or even "100M". Add in the confusion between 5G and 5 Ghz WiFi.
- pmontra 4y agoConsidering ACKs traffic when doing back of the envelope estimates I divide by 10: 100 Mb/s = 10 MB/s (on Ethernet, Wi-Fi who knows.) But that introduces a new problem: how many developers have an idea of how networking works? A smart developer I worked with once told me that he only knows how to turn Wi-Fi on and off.