Network Management Strategies for the CIO
Mr. Johnson,
My question is, what is the formula for bandwidth calculation?
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Also, what is the formula for calculating an internet protocol (IP) Address?
There isn’t one simple bandwidth formula -- bandwidth is a tough
metric to measure. There are usually unique factors for a bandwidth formula depending on the
topology in use. The general formula
for bandwidth is measured by bytes/over time. A simple home experiment can be used to calculate
your bandwidth between a peer-to-peer setup. Connect 2 computers together with an Ethernet
crossover cable. Transfer a 100 MB file from one computer to the other. If the 100MB file takes 10
seconds to transfer you have a 10MB connection.
There is no specific formula to calculate an IP address unless you have its binary address or
other information. The IP range you use will depend on the number of networking devices you will be
using. If you are on only using one or two computers you can use a private IP address on the
192.168.1/24 network (IE. 192.168.1.1).
This was first published in August 2002
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