Hmm.. 40 update servers.. Total of 2.0gb throughput.. On average, that's roughly 53mb available data pipe for each of the 40 servers.
That's still not much better than most standard hosting centers have. Chances are pretty high that they're not dedicating dual DS3's to each of those 40 update servers either. Per Steams server count, and the SteamPowered published information, there are currently 4100+ (at this moment) dedicated gaming servers online, and near 100,000 end users during peak times, when updates roll out, everyone will be hitting those 40 update servers pretty heavy. Let's just say that each dedicated server and end user has only a 1.5mb connection for ease of the math and if my math is correct (grin): 104100 connections x 1.5mb: 109,156,761,600 bits p/sec (109Gb) Steam has 2.0Gb available for them to communicate with. -- Micheal Patterson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Garner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Steam Updated Tool Speed > On Wednesday, July 14, 2004 10:32 AM NZT, > Micheal Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It's a mathematical problem. I don't know the bandwidth that they have > > for the update servers, but just for general purposes, let's say an > OC3 > > (155mb p/sec). Most broadband users can pull between 768kb - 3.0 mb > per > > sec. Add to that, the dedicated servers on T3 (48mb p/sec) circuits, > you > > can see that it doesn't take long to eat the 155mb pipe. The more > people > > pull data, the slower it goes for everyone overall. > > > > Fortunately, everybody isn't pulling updates from one server at some $10 > a month shared "mega OC3!!" web hosting reseller. > > http://www.steampowered.com/status/status.html > > Valve has some 40 servers around the world with a total of about 2Gbps > of bandwidth. Unfortunately Steam doesn't always pick the closest server > to you (geographically or network-wise), and since there's no way to > tell it which server to use you might end up downloading from Romania at > 2kb/s. > > -Simon > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
