[aprssig] Tier 2 server question

[Phillip B. Pacier]

Jim wrote:
> This is a question for those with detailed knowledge of the Tier 2 
> APERS servers.
>  
> How fast does the information get passed between the servers.
>  
> If I gate a position on to one server, are few talking a couple of 
> seconds, 10's of seconds or into a minute or two for the information 
> to be seen on others?
It's a function of the internet path between the servers.  This can 
generally be measured in milliseconds to perhaps a second or two, 
depending on the number of hops between the servers in question.  There 
is virtually no measurable processing time within the server itself to 
turn a packet around.

73
Phil Pacier - AD6NH
Tier 2 Coordinator
www.aprs2.net