Well... remember it's speed of light THROUGH fiber which isnt the same, its actually a bit slower then "c" Coast to coast you should see 35 - 65ms depending on the route. We've all had this thread about router overhead. If there is a congestions point in the middle with buffering and traffic level priorities running, then you are right. Otherwise I dont think you should see 150-180ms. In the real world however, yes, off several dsl links Im seeing those levels to various sites, I think it's more a factor of congested peering links or traffic aggregation at a hub. People arent spending the money to upgrade links right now. At 10:13 -0800 11/18/02, Jere Retzer wrote: Content-Type: text/html Content-Description: HTML Stephen Sprunk wrote:
Any point in the US is within 25ms RTT (or less) of a major exchange; eliminating this 25ms of latency will have no effect on VoIP unless you're already near the 250ms RTT limit for other reasons.<<<
25 MS is assuming that the only delay is due to the speed of light. Add equipment, especially routers or other gear that requires manipulating packets and the delays add up quickly. I once read that the most people wil tolerate on a regular basis is around 150-180 ms. I think that is much too high for regular use -- David Diaz dave@smoton.net [Email] pagedave@smoton.net [Pager] Smotons (Smart Photons) trump dumb photons