Re: Broadband usage statistics

[chris <chris09 () comcast net>]

In-Reply-To: <NCBBIHDMELLHHAAOOHJKCEGPFMAA.kc_smith () clark net>

Have you actually tested the speed of the modem? I use comcast@home and i 
generally get an average 1.2kbps down and 3-400 up. I support over 10 
machines, not users, but the machines all have a function that generates 
traffic. There are 3 of using them from time to time, mostly me. But its 
fair to say I am left with plenty of bandwidth to share. It is possible 
your bottle necking somewhere in your network? What kind of equipment are 
you using? You could setup some sort of packet filtering at the gateway 
that gives priority to to certain things that are important. I cant say I 
have ever seen anyone max out a cable connection. We run a DSL line here 6 
people in the office. The line is not as fast as my cable at home yet it 
supports us all fine. I think you should look at your topology first, make 
sure theres no bottlenecking. Eliminate / filter the garbage and then give 
it a go. I dont see a problem setting up the VPN, but like you said you 
must take that traffic into consideration before deciding whether or not 
to purchase more bandwidth. And also read your ISPs fine print, some like 
comcast, are very picky about what you can do with your line. Ok thats all
--chris


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> From: "Keenan Smith" <kc_smith () clark net>
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> Subject: Broadband usage statistics
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> All,
>
> Is anybody aware of a survey or study of some sort that details a typical
> user's broadband usage relative to the size of the pipe?
>
> I'm trying to roll out a remote access solution using VPN as a secure
> transport into our LAN.  So far in all cases, there has not been a problem
> with system or pipe load.  However, it was suggested the other day that 
some
> users may have maxed-out connections (hard to imagine for a single 
broadband
> user doing mainly email and other typical office-related work maxing out
> their pipe) that would make VPN an unusable solution given the extra
> overhead.
>
> Rather than waiting to find out and having to explain to my boss with a
> red-faced "Duh" that I didn't know, I'd like to find out what percentage 
of
> users regularly max-out their connection so I know if I'll have to come up
> with some other way to secure a connection into our backoffice or if I'll
> have to budget for extra bandwidth on the user's end.
>
> What I need is how many people or companies, on average, max-out their
> connections?  I don't believe that a single user with a cable modem or DSL
> would ever have this problem, but how about a small organization of 5 or 
10
> people?
>
> Some basic measurements at the last company I worked for indicated that
> despite 50 users sharing a single T1 and many of them doing streaming
> audio/video as well as large downloads, never went above an average 15%
> utilization of a T1.
>
> Is that typical or was that company particularly efficient in their 
network
> usage?
>
> Most of my info is not quantifiable so I'm looking for some hard facts and
> figures.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice/info.
>
> KC Smith
>
>
>
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