# Tag Provider Times Out

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-provider-times-out/18489>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [June 15, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-provider-times-out/18489 "2018-06-15T23:37:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![1jeffwill11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/b3f665/32.png) [@1jeffwill11](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/1jeffwill11)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-provider-times-out/18489/1 "2018-06-15T23:37:59Z")

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How many Tags can be typically provided by a single OPC Server before communication problems start to occur?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-provider-times-out/18489/2 "2018-06-16T02:14:34Z")

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I’ve yet to see a situation where the OPC Server itself was overloaded. It’s always a question of what a driver can do, and what horsepower the PLC it’s connected to has. That varies a lot. Just run through the recent topics on tag performance to get a taste of the issue.