[erlang-questions] Slow UTP packets

[Mihai Balea]

On Jul 31, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Ovidiu Deac wrote:

> It makes sense but it doesn't look good. 1MB/s is not that much.
I think it's the number of messages that really matter, not the total  
size...


> ...and fast messaging between processes should be one of Erlang's  
> strong points.
>
> Maybe I should use a passive socket instead.

Using passive or {active, once} when dealing with sockets is always a  
good idea. However, while TCP will adjust the flow to accommodate your  
consumer's speed, UDP will simply just drop packets when you cannot  
process them fast enough.
Just something to keep in mind.

Mihai