[c-nsp] Bandwidth Vs Number of Users

[Noel Butler]

On Sun, 2008-04-27 at 16:54, Ziv Leyes wrote:


> Also, you may consider filtering what do they actually need and what they don't and 
> block all the unnecessary bandwidth consuming apps, such as streaming, and give them 
> ONLY what they need, if it's possible, that will save you some bandwidth.




You almost hit the nail on the head, it all comes down to what they want to do, 
on average only a small percentage of users are bandwith-hogs/leachers, with the 
vast majority being light surfing/email etc..

If you have 500 users, you could assume about 400 may be light users, anyone 
operating an ISP will tell you that its these nice folks that help offset the warez 
freaks who do use 100% of their bandwith 24/7, meaning you can get away with far less,
in reality, but if you have 500 warez kiddies, then your in trouble, unless of course 
you charge them accordingly :)

And invest in some traffic management devices such as packateer, well worth the cost, 
seriously with the bandwith savings they give you they'll pay for themselves in a month.