BBCP is a point-to-point network file copy application developed at SLAC. It was initially used by the BaBar Collaboration to transfer massive amounts of data between numerious sites of the Collaboration. The protocol has been specifically designed for WAN. IN particular, it allows sending data in multiple simultaneous streams.
This document gives only some tips that are intended to help readers to begin using the tool. To find the complete documentation on the tool please visit the official site: http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~abh/bbcp/.