# Bandwidth Calculation **URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826 **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine **Created:** [September 8, 2014, 10:23am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826 "2014-09-08T10:23:20Z") **Posts on this page:** 9 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Nageshwaran\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/73ab20/32.png) [@Nageshwaran\_C](https://community.wowza.com/u/Nageshwaran_C) #### Post date: [September 8, 2014, 10:23am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826/1 "2014-09-08T10:23:20Z")
Hi, How much bandwidth required for each connections (both Upload & Download requests), if any bandwidth calculator is available for finding bw requirement. Thanks & Regards, Nageshwaran ---
### Author: ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson) #### Post date: [September 8, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826/2 "2014-09-08T06:26:52Z")
Hello and welcome to the Wowza support forum. I am not sure exactly what you are asking. But the math is simply “x” number of concurrent users multiplied by the data rate. So for example: 10 concurrent users x 500 kbps = 5 mbps. I hope this answers your question. Salvadore ---
### Author: ![Jason\_Hilton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/jason_hilton/32/437_2.png) [@Jason\_Hilton](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Hilton) #### Post date: [September 11, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826/3 "2014-09-11T16:04:53Z")
Hi, As previously stated, we will need some more information to make any accurate suggestions for you needs. Please see the following articles which may help you with your requirements. [How to monitor bandwidth of published streams (ModuleLimitPublishedStreamBandwidth)](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-monitor-bandwidth-of-published-streams-modulelimitpublishedstreambandwidth%28ModuleLimitPublishedStreamBandwidth%29) How to get Flash RTMP Load Test Tool Regards, Jason ---
### Author: ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson) #### Post date: [September 9, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826/4 "2014-09-09T07:53:39Z")
To better help answer your question, we would need more details. What is the bitrate of the streams? How many are running at one time? How many connections are you expecting to each stream? You could look into Amazon EC2: [Wowza Streaming Engine for Amazon EC2: Quick Start Guide](https://www.wowza.com/docs/quick-start-guide) And/or you may seek the advice from a [Wowza consultant](http://community.wowza.com/c/-/7) to help get up and running. Salvadore ---
### Author: ![Nageshwaran\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/73ab20/32.png) [@Nageshwaran\_C](https://community.wowza.com/u/Nageshwaran_C) #### Post date: [September 9, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826/5 "2014-09-09T12:07:48Z")
Hi, Thanks for your input. But we required bandwidth optimization for streaming in-house events. If any solutions/configurations available for Wowza server. Recently we have bought Wowza Perpetual License. Nageshwaran ---
### Author: ![Nageshwaran\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/73ab20/32.png) [@Nageshwaran\_C](https://community.wowza.com/u/Nageshwaran_C) #### Post date: [September 11, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826/6 "2014-09-11T17:17:27Z")
Bitrate is 256 Kbps. Single Stream, expecting for 500 connections. Nageshwaran ---
### Author: ![Gabriel\_Villoldo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@Gabriel\_Villoldo](https://community.wowza.com/u/Gabriel_Villoldo) #### Post date: [November 11, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826/7 "2016-11-11T13:24:34Z")
Reading this, [https://www.jwplayer.com/blog/deprecation-flash/](https://www.jwplayer.com/blog/deprecation-flash/), Flash is death, is there a replacement for Flash based BWChecker? Thanks! ---
### Author: ![Alex\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Alex\_C](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alex_C) #### Post date: [December 17, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826/8 "2016-12-17T21:30:19Z")
> Reading this, [https://www.jwplayer.com/blog/deprecation-flash/](https://www.jwplayer.com/blog/deprecation-flash/), Flash is death, is there a replacement for Flash based BWChecker? > > Thanks! Hello gvillo, At this time [Load Test Tool 4.5](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-get-flash-rtmp-load-test-tool) is what we have available. You can look in to using other tools for load testing your server for bandwidth or performance. One that comes up after a quick G search is eggPlant. Regards, Alex ---
### Author: ![Felipe\_Marques](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@Felipe\_Marques](https://community.wowza.com/u/Felipe_Marques) #### Post date: [November 8, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/bandwidth-calculation/43826/9 "2016-11-08T22:08:47Z")
> Hi, > > As previously stated, we will need some more information to make any accurate suggestions for you needs. > > Please see the following articles which may help you with your requirements. > > [How to monitor bandwidth of published streams (ModuleLimitPublishedStreamBandwidth)](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-monitor-bandwidth-of-published-streams-modulelimitpublishedstreambandwidth%28ModuleLimitPublishedStreamBandwidth%29) > > How to get Flash RTMP Load Test Tool > > Regards, > > Jason Try this [http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/data\_transfer\_rate/](http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/data_transfer_rate/)