You can assume that's negligible compared to the data traffic. On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 7:02 AM, Arijit Mukherjee <ariji...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All > > We're trying to set up a Cassandra cluster (initially with 3 nodes). Each > node will generate data @ 32MB per second. What would be the likely network > usage for this (say with a replication factor of 3)? > > I mean, if I use simple arithmetic, I can say 32MBps per node, and hence > 96MBps in total as network traffic - but should I consider any other factors > (like handshaking or keep-alive packets)? > > Regards > Arijit > > -- > "And when the night is cloudy, > There is still a light that shines on me, > Shine on until tomorrow, let it be." >
-- Jonathan Ellis Project Chair, Apache Cassandra co-founder of DataStax, the source for professional Cassandra support http://www.datastax.com