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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Flash crowds and network management
According to [email protected]: > > OK, thats 373 hits per second per server. > > Not bad. What kind of machines were these? --curtis > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > ISPF, The Forum for ISPs by ISPs. October 26-28, 1998, Atlanta, GA. > Three days of clues, news, and views from the industry's best and > brightest. http://www.ispf.com/ for information and registration. > > Atheism is a non-prophet organization. I route, therefore I am. > Alex Rubenstein, [email protected], KC2BUO, ISP/C Charter Member > Father of the Network and Head Bottle-Washer > Net Access Corporation, 9 Mt. Pleasant Tpk., Denville, NJ 07834 > Don't choose a spineless ISP; we have more backbone! http://www.nac.net > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > -- Curtis Generous [email protected] Phone: (703) 461-1350 UUcom Inc., Suite 250, 4875 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304-0797
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