Malcolm J Harwood on 24 May 2007 12:24:03 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] bandwidth calcuations


On Wednesday 23 May 2007, W. Chris Shank wrote:

> I'm considering moving some servers to a co-location facilities and most
> charge based on bandwidth usage. I'd like to use my existing pipe a a
> barometer to figure what my maximum usage could be (assuming I maxed my
> line 24x7). Can anyone help me with a formula for calculating bandwidth
> usage like this?

Well, what's your existing pipe? Your ISP probably specifies it in bits per 
second. In which case:

monthly use (Megabytes)= (bits-per-second/8) * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 / 1048576
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