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To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (11196)	9/2/2005 9:30:59 PM
From: tech101	Read Replies (1) of 46821

Hello, Scott, These are very good questions about streaming. Currently, a video stream of 500 kbps bandwidth can offer video quality comparable or even better than broadcasting and VCR. So for 200 users, a 100 mbps can handle the load even if EVERY user is watching at the same time. Usually, for that kind of capacity, you can at least handle 1000 users - assuming 20% of the users may watch the programs simultaneously. The first generatioin Serial ATA hardisk drive has a norminal throughput 1.5 gbps, and the second generation SATA doubles that number. If you use two or four SATA drives together and run software RAID 0 (striping without fault tolerance), the performance almost double or quadrauple. And a SATA RAID 0/1 card with 4 channels costs only 20 bucks if your PC motherboard does not support SATA. I just installed a Maxtor 300GB SATA hard disk (about $150). When the disk gets near full, I can install another one to make it RAID 0 to double the speed. SCSI drives are even faster. And the server bus is not a problem either. Finally, GigE switch and card prices are dirt cheap these days - you can get a GigE card for under $20.

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