[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Internet is hefty

[Carl Lazarus]

Video conferencing might not be such a bandwidth hog.  The algorithms it uses send changes rather than constantly sending the whole picture.  Unlike a movie, the participants in a video conference are not moving around much.

-- Carl

 

From: LCTG [mailto:lctg-bounces+carllazarus=comcast.net at lists.toku.us] On Behalf Of Stephen Quatrano
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2020 12:02 PM
To: <jjrudy1 at comcast.net> <jjrudy1 at comcast.net>
Cc: Lex Computer Group <LCTG at lists.toku.us>; lexington at groups.io
Subject: Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Internet is hefty

 

It’ll be a problem if “working from home” means “watching Netflix”.  It might also be a problem if “working from home” means “endless meetings” and “always-on video conferencing.”  On the other hand, if people are actually doing work, well, not so much.

 

You get my point.  It’s about bandwidth.  I believe that about 80% of all Internet traffic is already video.   Texting, email, web, and even FB is essentially noise with respect to these volumes…

 

SQ





On Mar 19, 2020, at 11:52 AM, <jjrudy1 at comcast.net <mailto:jjrudy1 at comcast.net> > <jjrudy1 at comcast.net <mailto:jjrudy1 at comcast.net> > wrote:

 

A number of folks have asked whether the internet can handle the surge in volume seen during the last week or two.  Consensus appears to be maybe/probably.  Here are a few recent articles

 

 <https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/uptime/will-coronavirus-break-internet-highly-unlikely-says-cloudflare> https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/uptime/will-coronavirus-break-internet-highly-unlikely-says-cloudflare

 

 <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-broadband-internet-work-from-home.html?auth=login-facebook> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-broadband-internet-work-from-home.html?auth=login-facebook

 

 <https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/the-internet-was-built-to-withstand-a-nuclear-bomb-it-will> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/the-internet-was-built-to-withstand-a-nuclear-bomb-it-will

 

 <https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/tech/internet-infrastructure-coronavirus/index.html> https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/tech/internet-infrastructure-coronavirus/index.html

 

The bottom line in my view is that the experts are not sure, but think it can.   And of course this is somewhat geography-dependent

 

On Monday I tried to get onto the Met Opera to watch Carmen and could not.  THEIR server was apparently flooded.  Later on it was fine.

 

John

 

 

 

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