Comments on: Buzzwords Galore and Bandwidth that May Rival Your Stationwagon http://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/ We're Disrupted, We're Librarians, and We're Not Going to Take It Anymore Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Programmers who hate programming...!? - Page 3http://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-171636 Programmers who hate programming...!? - Page 3 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:21:10 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-171636 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Anent this comment and the Tannenbaum quip about the station wagon full of 9-track tapes, the comments on this post show that wired networks still have a long way to go before they'll beat sneakernet... [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Anent this comment and the Tannenbaum quip about the station wagon full of 9-track tapes, the comments on this post show that wired networks still have a long way to go before they'll beat sneakernet… [...]

]]> By: mariushm comments on TIL a theoretical data transmission of 37,000 Gbit/s is possible through flying a Boeing 747 with Blu-Ray discs from LA to NY.http://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-170183 mariushm comments on TIL a theoretical data transmission of 37,000 Gbit/s is possible through flying a Boeing 747 with Blu-Ray discs from LA to NY. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:16:16 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-170183 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] on this http://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/ (see second comment) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225, let's make it for hard [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] on this http://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/ (see second comment) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225, let's make it for hard [...]

]]> By: Pigeons, Station Wagons, Blu-ray, and Data Transfer - Yottabytes: Storage and Disaster Recoveryhttp://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-169843 Pigeons, Station Wagons, Blu-ray, and Data Transfer - Yottabytes: Storage and Disaster Recovery Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:25:42 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-169843 [...] from petabytes in a sailboat to Blu-ray discs in a 747 (which, as it turns out, would actually be too heavy for a 747 to carry), to, more mundanely, the number of SD cards that fit into a Fed Ex box — [...] [...] from petabytes in a sailboat to Blu-ray discs in a 747 (which, as it turns out, would actually be too heavy for a 747 to carry), to, more mundanely, the number of SD cards that fit into a Fed Ex box — [...]

]]> By: Sneakernet « Kulturehttp://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-154191 Sneakernet « Kulture Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:05:15 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-154191 [...] In theory a Boeing 747 can hold 595,520,000 Gigabits of data on 1,488,800 Blu-ray DVDs. Assuming that the Blu-rays are cased in slim jewel cases that each hold 1 Blu-ray. The time (latency) to travel between point A and point B is 4.46 hours, but the throughput is 37Tb/s! Try doing that on any network right now. [source] [...] [...] In theory a Boeing 747 can hold 595,520,000 Gigabits of data on 1,488,800 Blu-ray DVDs. Assuming that the Blu-rays are cased in slim jewel cases that each hold 1 Blu-ray. The time (latency) to travel between point A and point B is 4.46 hours, but the throughput is 37Tb/s! Try doing that on any network right now. [source] [...]

]]> By: Peter Murrayhttp://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-148814 Peter Murray Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:04:51 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-148814 Yep -- you're right. Earlier this year Walt Crawford concluded the same thing in his post, <a href="http://walt.lishost.org/2011/04/the-flying-web-bandwidth-of-an-airplane-take-3/" title="The Flying Web: Bandwidth of an Airplane, Take 3 | Walt at Random" rel="nofollow">The Flying Web: Bandwidth of an Airplane, Take 3</a>. Yep — you’re right. Earlier this year Walt Crawford concluded the same thing in his post, The Flying Web: Bandwidth of an Airplane, Take 3.

]]> By: Steve Hhttp://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-148812 Steve H Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:57:52 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-148812 The plane is going to be way over take-off weight with those numbers. The plane is going to be way over take-off weight with those numbers.

]]> By: Mark Trumpbourhttp://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-159817 Mark Trumpbour Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:20:49 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-159817 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Theoretical capacity of a B747-400F filled with Blu-Ray discs is 595,520,000GB. It's a 37,000 Gb/s flight from NY to LA. http://is.gd/hZcJzz</span></span> Theoretical capacity of a B747-400F filled with Blu-Ray discs is 595,520,000GB. It's a 37,000 Gb/s flight from NY to LA. http://is.gd/hZcJzz

]]> By: Steveohttp://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-72083 Steveo Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:32:35 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-72083 Cargo capacity of A380-800F , in cargo configuration, in cubic meters <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380" rel="nofollow">Source</a> 40,000.00 Volume of a carton of 200 slim jewel cases (53cm by 26cm by 15.5cm), in cubic meters <a href="http://yfdvd.en.alibaba.com/product/50050678/50231342/CD_Cases/5_2mm_Slim_CD_Case.html" rel="nofollow">Source</a> 0.02 Number of cartons of slim jewel cases per Boeing 747-400 1,872,746.85 Number of slim jewel cases, each with one Blu-ray DVD, per Boeing A380-800F 374,549,370.29 Data capacity of one Blu-ray DVD, dual layer, in Gigabytes <a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/#bluray_capacity_data" rel="nofollow">Source</a> 50.00 Same, in Gigabits (8 bits per byte) 400.00 Data capacity of one Boeing A380-800F, in the cargo configuration, filled with dual-layer Blu-ray DVDs in slim jewel cases, in Gigabits 149,819,748,115.55 Distance between New York’s JFK airport and Los Angeles’ LAX airport, in statue miles <a>Source</a> 2,470.00 Maximum cruising speed of a Boeing A380-800F, in knots <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380" rel="nofollow">Source</a> 507 Flight time between New York’s JFK airport and Los Angeles’ LAX airport at 507 knots, in seconds Source 16,080.00 Bandwidth of a Boeing A380-800F cargo airplane filled to capacity with Blu-ray discs in slim jewel cases traveling at maximum rated cruising speed between John F Kennedy Intl airport and Los Angeles Intl airport 9,317,148.51 This of course assumes a negligible time to load and unload said Boeing A380-800F, no airport congestion, a frictionless plane and a perfect spherical earth, along with several other typical assumptions from the world of physics. 9 098.77Tb/s or 8.88 PB/s…. if dual slim cases were used... 17.77 PB/s… Cargo capacity of A380-800F , in cargo configuration, in cubic meters Source 40,000.00
Volume of a carton of 200 slim jewel cases (53cm by 26cm by 15.5cm), in cubic meters Source 0.02
Number of cartons of slim jewel cases per Boeing 747-400 1,872,746.85
Number of slim jewel cases, each with one Blu-ray DVD, per Boeing A380-800F 374,549,370.29
Data capacity of one Blu-ray DVD, dual layer, in Gigabytes Source 50.00
Same, in Gigabits (8 bits per byte) 400.00
Data capacity of one Boeing A380-800F, in the cargo configuration, filled with dual-layer Blu-ray DVDs in slim jewel cases, in Gigabits 149,819,748,115.55
Distance between New York’s JFK airport and Los Angeles’ LAX airport, in statue miles Source 2,470.00
Maximum cruising speed of a Boeing A380-800F, in knots Source 507
Flight time between New York’s JFK airport and Los Angeles’ LAX airport at 507 knots, in seconds Source 16,080.00
Bandwidth of a Boeing A380-800F cargo airplane filled to capacity with Blu-ray discs in slim jewel cases traveling at maximum rated cruising speed between John F Kennedy Intl airport and Los Angeles Intl airport 9,317,148.51

This of course assumes a negligible time to load and unload said Boeing A380-800F, no airport congestion, a frictionless plane and a perfect spherical earth, along with several other typical assumptions from the world of physics.

9 098.77Tb/s or 8.88 PB/s….

if dual slim cases were used… 17.77 PB/s…

]]> By: Low-tech Magazine: Truckloads of hard diskshttp://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-35251 Low-tech Magazine: Truckloads of hard disks Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:36:53 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-35251 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] A couple of years ago I attempted calculations for the bandwidth of a Boeing 747 filled with BluRay discs traveling between New York and Los Angeles. 74Tb/s. (http://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-2142) [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] A couple of years ago I attempted calculations for the bandwidth of a Boeing 747 filled with BluRay discs traveling between New York and Los Angeles. 74Tb/s. (http://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-2142) [...]

]]> By: the Jesterhttp://dltj.org/article/internet2-hopi-network/comment-page-1/#comment-35074 the Jester Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:40:53 +0000 http://dltj.org/2006/07/internet2-hopi-network/#comment-35074 It started with Cliff's comments at a LITA Top Tech Trends meeting. I just took it to the extreme and beyond. And it is an honor to be confused with such an individual. It started with Cliff’s comments at a LITA Top Tech Trends meeting. I just took it to the extreme and beyond. And it is an honor to be confused with such an individual.

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