How does the download managers like IDM work? What techniques do they employ to increase the download speed?
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Checkout this artcle. It explains what you are looking for.
Source: http://www.httprevealer.com/usage_accelerator.htm
When it comes to downloading files, the situation is essentially the same. Say, you are going to download a file whose size is 100 MB (Mega Bytes). If you use a regular browser to download the file, it will take 100 seconds to download the file if the server delivers a maximum download bandwidth of 1MB per second per connection. However, if you can somehow break up the file into 2 halves and download them simultaneously, you can cut the download time to 50 seconds. That is a 100% increase in speed! By doing the math, you know that the more pieces you break up the file into, the more time you will save.
Krunal
2010-07-07 10:12:47
That is the only way?
2010-07-07 12:15:24
@trum - not heard of any other techniques.
Krunal
2010-07-07 12:28:32
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If the server delivers 1MB per connection, it's a rare situation. When a server has no such options enabled, you won't download files faster. Also usually the server bandwidth is bigger than yours, so you wont notice the change.
Alistra
2010-07-07 12:06:30