> From: Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
 > To: [log in to unmask]
 > Subject: Bandwidth
 > Date: Thursday, March 06, 1997 1:01 PM
 >
 > Why do we use the term "Bandwidth" on the Net?
 >

 Simply, Tracy, because that's exactly what it is.  Bandwidth applies not
 only to radio bands, but also the frequency over the wire as well.

 Simply put, a query which returns 5 rows utilizes less bandwidth (a lower
 transmission burst) than a query which returns 500 or 1000 rows.
 Transmission of too much data over a given wire can cause retransmission
 or worse, collission.  It's why a net running at 100 megabits can handle
 more data over a given network than a net running at 10.  Also, why
trying
 to run the same amount of data over a 56K link as well as a 10M link -
 which one will give you the better response?

 It's true that data does enter the pipe serially, but the data has to get
 the chance to get in the pipe.  If there so much running through that
 pipe, that the data cannot enter, you are running out of bandwidth.

 That's the simple answer.  I'm sure that someone else would give all the
 technical details, for which I'm to bleary-eyed to type --- now back to
 the bandwidth problem I'm experiencing with my mail server <g> --- I have
 to get the rest of this list (39 messages) which did not come down
because
 the server timed out (bandwidth overload)...hmmm - a timely topic :-)

 Best,
 Joe
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