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jens
Asked: 2010-11-26 17:43:17 +0800 CST

Latency of Harddisk-Access WLAN vs USB (Windows)

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it would be kind if someone who is an expert on this field state what I have to expect in regards to the latency accessing files for the given scenarios (comparing them):

A) Current Windows PC with an attachedn USB Harddisktrive

vs

B) Two current Windows PCs with the remote PC having an attached USB drive that will be accessed via WLAN (802.11g++) from the other PC.

=> The Question is how much slower will the access (in regards to latency) variant B) be? Will I notice the latency or will the latency be so small I will not notice it.

thanks!! jens

latency wlan

1 Answers

  1. Smells like homework... It will vary depending on the type of access, the application(s) involved, caching, exact hardware, ad nauseam. All else equal, adding complexity will always add single path latency. Whether that is noticeable or not is dependent on all of the above.

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