RE: WG ACTION: 2 weeks to discuss [LL62] Do not space probes randomly

>Stuart makes the point that throwing dices several times in sequence
>makes the sum more predictable. That is however not entirely true.

Christian, we can answer this very simply. I gave a little picture 
showing the probability density function for the simple scheme as we had 
it two years ago:


    p|
     |
     |
     |    ----------------
     |    |              |
     |    |              |
     |    |              |
     |----|----|----|----|----|----|
    -1    0    1    2    3    4    time (seconds)


Can you send us a little picture showing the probability density function 
for the scheme you're proposing?

It has to be:
(a) wider (takes longer to complete), or
(b) taller (peak traffic burst is higher), or
(c) both

Which is it?

Stuart Cheshire <[email protected]>
 * Wizard Without Portfolio, Apple Computer, Inc.
 * www.stuartcheshire.org