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Polling Versus Push Traffic

Compare fixed polling with event-driven update transfer.

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FormulaPolling transfer per hour = clients*3600/poll*response/1e9; Push transfer per hour = clients*events*push/1e9

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  • Compare fixed polling with event-driven update transfer.
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Worked example

Inputs

Clients
10000 clients
Polling interval
10 s
Bytes per polling exchange
1200 bytes
Updates per client per hour
6 events/hour
Bytes per push update
1500 bytes

Expected results

Polling transfer per hour
4.32 GB
Push transfer per hour
0.09 GB

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How to use this tool

  1. Enter clients, polling interval, bytes per polling exchange, updates per client per hour, bytes per push update in the displayed units.
  2. Calculate the scenario, then compare it with measurements before changing a system.

Try this example

{
  "clients": 10000,
  "poll": 10,
  "response": 1200,
  "events": 6,
  "push": 1500
}

Accuracy and scope

Excludes persistent connection heartbeats, reconnections and fanout differences.

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