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What genuinely different capacity-planning question does a WebSocket tier raise compared to a typical stateless HTTP API?
A
There is no difference — request throughput is the only relevant metric for both
B
Concurrent open CONNECTION count per instance (bounded by memory and OS file-descriptor limits) is the relevant sizing metric, not request throughput
C
WebSocket servers never need capacity planning
D
Only network bandwidth matters, nothing else
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