It obviously is a very busy site. How is this done?
2006-08-24 18:20:06 · 3 answers · asked by nflhandicapper 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Its called 'load balancing...'
In computing, load balancing is a technique (usually performed by load balancers) to spread work between many computers, processes, disks or other resources in order to get optimal resource utilization and decrease computing time.
2006-08-24 18:28:22 · answer #1 · answered by PommyTom 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They use services to accelerate the limited speed of current network technology. The process relies on a system that is similar to caching, but that relies on servers to constantly assess Internet congestion levels and immediately upgrade a routing path over a network accordingly. In short, the network figures out the fastest possible route for data to travel and then constructs an appropriate pathway over its own network.
I think ebay uses Akamai http://www.akamai.com/
2006-08-25 13:30:13 · answer #2 · answered by imisidro 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lots of fiber optic cable and lots of PCs.
Google spreads traffic out in data centers all over the world. Maybe eBay does the same.
2006-08-24 18:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by LorettoBoy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋