Flash crowds and network management
alex at nac.net
alex at nac.net
Mon Sep 14 05:02:40 UTC 1998
OK, thats 373 hits per second per server.
Not bad.
On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Dan Hollis wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Leo Bicknell wrote:
> > At CNN's Web site, CNN Interactive, the number of hits
> > peaked at an estimated 340,000 per minute, eclipsing all
> > previous traffic volumes. To ease the crush, CNN.com
> > stripped out pictures and graphics to present a text-only
> > version.
> > That's 5600 hits a second, for those who don't want to
> > fire up bc. Not bad.
>
> Spread over 15 servers, of course.
>
> -Dan
>
>
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