We are trying calculate how will the network performance improve when we switch from 1Gb copper LAN to Fiber Optic.
We have 5-20 people simultaneously working on a Server via the 1Gb LAN.
There are constant read-write operations since we work with graphics, e.g. image sequences, large video files, etc.
The real transfer speed for a single user on a good day is around 50MB/s (0.4 Gb).
We would like to know the more or less average increase in speed (for a single user as mentioned above) should we switch to Fiber Optics. I looked everywhere for any real-life values but there are only theoretical numbers.
Thanks!
Best Answer
You are conflating many things here, so let's try to detangle the issues in your question.
You mention you get 0.4 Gb "on a good day." Have you tested when only one user is active? If the number is still in the same range, it probably isn't a network problem.
You also don't mention the kind of network equipment you have. Some consumer-grade equipment can have much poorer performance than their port speeds would indicate. In other words, they may have 1Gb ports, but be unable to forward traffic at anywhere near that speed (I should also mention that consumer-grade equipment is off topic on this forum).