>> On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:12 -0400, Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <zforray AT VCU DOT 
>> EDU> said:

> We are discussing the viability/possibility of having TSM clients in Qatar
> backing up to our TSM servers, here in Richmond!

> Is this possible?  Feasible?

Sure.

> What are the implication of such a long distance backup?

Big TCP windows.  Heavy penalty for dropped packets.

> Anybody else doing this kinda thing?

> I gather we would probably need to do things like encryption (who
> knows how many countries/routers the link would go through) as well
> as CRC checking!

The encryption questions are relevant, but keep in mind: they're
relevant any time your data stream leaves network "you" (for some
organizational value of 'you') control.

CRC checking is not really relevant here.  TCP is TCP.



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