Table 3.

Performance of the COPaKB Web Service across the Globe

Test Dataset*	Centers†	SOAP (mm:ss)‡	HTTP (mm:ss)§	Terminal Bandwidth‖
Human Mitochondria (LTQ-Orbitrap) 12,197 scans 1.34 GB (mzML file)	Los Angeles, CA	1:28	3:56	100 Mbps
	San Diego, CA	2:53	21:12	1 Gbps
	Woods Hole, MA	5:56	29:12	130 Mbps
	Ann Arbor, MI	2:45	59:22	144 Mbps
	Cambridge, UK	8:27	46:42	1 Gbps
	Shanghai, CN	18:25	53:48	100 Mbps
Mouse Proteasomes (LTQ-Orbitrap) 17,746 scans 1.88 GB (mzML file)	Los Angeles, CA	1:17	4:05	100 Mbps
	San Diego, CA	5:45	30:24	1 Gbps
	Woods Hole, MA	26:45	45:46	130 Mbps
	Ann Arbor, MI	4:18	>60	144 Mbps
	Cambridge, UK	14:01	57:21	1 Gbps
	Shanghai, CN	13:01	>60	100 Mbps
Human Mitochondria (LTQ-XL) 20,677 scans 292 MB (mzML file)	Los Angeles, CA	5:35	6:05	100 Mbps
	San Diego, CA	14:37	7:45	1 Gbps
	Woods Hole, MA	22:21	10:43	130 Mbps
	Ann Arbor, MI	11:15	16:08	144 Mbps
	Cambridge, UK	28:31	12:48	1 Gbps
	Shanghai, CN	23:10	12:22	100 Mbps
Human Proteasomes (LTQ-XL) 20,736 scans 249 MB (mzML file)	Los Angeles, CA	2:56	3:00	100 Mbps
	San Diego, CA	9:09	5:11	1 Gbps
	Woods Hole, MA	13:05	7:02	130 Mbps
	Ann Arbor, MI	6:52	13:01	144 Mbps
	Cambridge, UK	28:21	10:40	1 Gbps
	Shanghai, CN	12:00	8:53	100 Mbps

^*The source and size of each test file.

^†The location of the six test center.

^‡The time needed for completing an analysis via a SOAP portal.

^§The time needed for completing an analysis via a HTTP portal.

^‖The internet bandwidth available at each test center.