What Controls The Type of Intenet Resources and Their Usefulness II
What is generally the slowest part of Internet?
- Generally, the slowest part of Internet for most people is between the guest computer and the ISP router. This is called the "Last Mile Problem".
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Bandwidth in this "Last Mile" is 56 kbps for most people. It is increases by almost 25 times if one can get a Cable Modem or DSL line.
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Increased bandwidth will generally be asymmetric, meaning that the data upload rate will be slower than the download rate.
Copyright Satish Singhal 1998