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Yossi Cohen wrote:
> 
> ISPs in Europe or Asia pay, as far as I know, about $250K/Year
> for a T1 line to the U.S. (for the line only, not for the internet
> connection).
> 
> On the other hand, traffic could have been reduced by a significant
> factor by using a large cache in the proxy http and ftp server. I know
> 
> that the academic network in the UK has a cache of 6 machines with
> 16GB each and they reach 60% hit rate.
> 
> It is my guess that by using a huge cache, say 1TB (1000GB), it is
> possible to get 90% hit rate, i.e. to save 90% of the international
> lines cost. The cost of 1TB may be about $200k, so it seems a very
> good investment.
> 
> Where am I wrong ?
> 
> Does anyone know of some research done in this field of knowing
> how large should a cache be in order to reach 90% hit rate ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Yossi
> 
> ifaa@aquanet.co.il

Proxy would be great for speed up , but it might be good
for censorship, if it is mandatory.

Beware.

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Yoel