BIM Server and network speeds 100BaseT vs. 1000BaseT

[Anonymous]

We are looking to install BIM Server on a Mac mini, running Mac OS X Server, version 10.6. It will only be available on our LAN, which is currently a 100BaseT network.

Question: Is a 100BaseT network sufficient? Would there be a noticeable performance increase if the network is upgraded to Gigabit speeds?

Thanks

[Karl Ottenstein]

You will notice the difference in data transfer times for large files (e.g., initially joining a project and also downloading libraries) with a gigabit network. But, it won't be a major issue on a day to day basis if your network is small. How many users will be active on the network?

I recently upgraded my network, as I'm often copying multi gigabyte video files around, and appreciate the increased speed. TW and library files are tiny in comparison though.

Cheers,
Karl

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your reply, Karl. We have a relatively small network, about 10 users.

[Haneef Tayob]

Just having to load the BIMServer libraries each time is already a few hundred megabytes, even if it is only for the ArchiCad14 library.
I think you'll definitely feel the difference.

regards
Haneef