The impact that small amounts of packet loss has on successful transmission

Wide Area Networking Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile The impact that small amounts of packet loss has on successful transmission By Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler Last time, we commented on the growing importance of data replication and the fact that it was significantly different than other data applications. In this newsletter, we'll discuss the amazing impact that small amounts of packet loss has on goodput - the amount of data that is successfully transmitted. Read full story Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter, connect to Webtorials, the premier site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and market research. Taylor can be reached at taylor@webtorials.com Jim Metzler is the Vice President of Ashton, Metzler & Associates, a consulting organization that focuses on leveraging technology for business success. Jim assists vendors to refine product strategies, service providers to deploy technologies and services, and enterprises evolve their network infrastructure. He can be reached via e-mail. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY TRIPWIRE Enforcing IT Change Management Policy Discover how high-performing IT organizations are able to create a culture that supports and uses IT change management to their advantage, facilitating enterprise business goals. 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