Re: Satellite latency

[michael () aplatform com]

Speaking of Starband.. I have seen latency in the 1.2 second range.  This
was over a year ago so maybe they have gotten better..

Michael...

On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Roy wrote:

> One of our customers tried Starband.  Ping time from our mail server to his
> was normally 800-900 ms.
>
> Tim Devries wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I think this question may have been asked before, but what is the minimum
> > latency and delay I can expect from a satellite connection?  What kind of
> > delay have others seen in a working situation?  What factors should be
> > considered in end to end connectivity architecture when utilizing a
> > satellite link?
> >
> > Any help appreciated,
> >
> > Tim