Re: Flash crowds and network management

[alex () nac net]

OK, thats 373 hits per second per server.

Not bad.



On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Dan Hollis wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Leo Bicknell wrote:
> >               At CNN's Web site, CNN Interactive, the number of hits
> >               peaked at an estimated 340,000 per minute, eclipsing all
> >               previous traffic volumes. To ease the crush, CNN.com
> >               stripped out pictures and graphics to present a text-only
> >               version. 
> >     That's 5600 hits a second, for those who don't want to 
> > fire up bc.  Not bad.
>
> Spread over 15 servers, of course.
>
> -Dan

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