-----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Edwards Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 5:57 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Moving from DSL to T1
On Sun, 12 Sep 2010, Kevin Keane wrote: > What really matters is the latency, and T-1 is a huge improvement over > DSL in that area. The easiest way to measure latency is the ping time > to a server that is “close to you” Internet-wise. A DSL has latencies > of between 40ms (if it’s extremely good and not too many other people > are using it) and 1000ms (if there is a problem somewhere). A good T-1 > may have latencies as low as 5 ms or so. Also, with a T-1 the > bandwidth is guaranteed and bidirectional. With a DSL line, you may > get burstable bandwidth – you don’t actually have that bandwidth, you > just get to compete for excess bandwidth with your neighbors. >You are confusing DSL with cable. Both, actually. The latency numbers are actual numbers measured at a customer site. The sharing of excess bandwidth also happens with both, just in different places. -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
