4.2.1 Network Characteristics
In the lecture, we discovered
how computer networks have:
- Variable loss
- Variable latency
- Variable bandwdith
Some applications can either be built to tolerate these sort of
characteristics (real-time media), or will be used in contexts where
these conditions aren't true (strictly in under-used LANs).
These applications only require machine specific addressing to make
use of the network.
Ian Wakeman
2005-02-22