Le Apr 11, 2011 à 1:38 PM, Dave Smith <[email protected]> a écrit :
> I call bogus. The speed of light would have nothing to do with packet
> latency in this case, because as soon as the packets left the campus
> network, they would be subject to the usual delays of routers across the
> country.
>
> Given that this was written around 2002, I think the nation's router
> density was such that packets would traverse multiple routers between
> origination and destination, and that would bunkify any claims that the
> speed of light had *anything* to do with packet latency.
>
> --Dave
Read the FAQ linked at the top of the page. Not only does he state that the
incident occurred in the mid-90's rather than in 2002, he discusses lots of
other "buncifications."
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