> Maybe you should checkout some performance measurement numbers/papers > from ACM (www.acm.org) which should help answer some of your questions.
having been an acm member since '67, i am aware of the volume published. give me a specific cite, please. > http://www.slac.stanford.edu/comp/net/wan-mon/netmon.html am well aware of les's work for many years. have always argued with him of the accuracy of his pinger. you might find http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0105/casner.html relevant randy