Hi Andr�, I had thought that, but I just wanted to be sue.
Do you know a reason why there is a 3MB peak at the start? Is it something to do with Server set-up connection requirements? Rgds, Jesse --- Andre Schild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Don't you think, > > that the client is filling up it's buffer, and the > after it's full just > stream what it has played ? > > Andr� > > aarboard ag > internet - networks - screen&print design - > multimedia > Egliweg 10 - Postfach 214 - CH-2560 Nidau > (Switzerland) > Phone +41 32 332 9714 - Fax +41 32 332 9715 > www.aarboard.ch - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 25.06.2004 13:43:04 >>> > Hi, > > I have an Apache2 server that streams video to a VLC > client. I have used NeTraMet to capture the traffic > and used this data to draw the traffic profile. > There > is no other traffic on the test-bed (except for > RIP). > > This profile shows a peak of about 3MB at the very > beginning. After that, the streamed data is fairly > constant at 200KB. Periodically (every 30 seconds), > the TCP connection window size gets smaller, > resulting > in troughs in the profile. I am finding this > behaviour > particularly difficult to understand. I was thinking > that the RIP updates might cause the window to > decrease, but I'm not sure. It seems fairly severe > that RIP would cause this behaviour. > > So I am trying to explain this phenomena - does the > Apache server require this extraordinary amount in > order to initially set up a connection? > > And is there some process where it will reduce the > window size at regular intervals, maybe by buffering > the data (which could result in the window being > reduced)? > > Thanks for any help, > Jesse > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
