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Couldn't an ISP prioritize burst traffic but throttle streaming after X minutes?

by nugget 10y ago

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wnevets 10y ago
sounds like we need a test that last as long as a movie.
- jontas 10y ago
  Perhaps just a (optional) "download speed" display in the corner while watching a movie..
  - karlshea 10y ago
    But HD is only 5Mbps and 4K is 25Mbps, so you wouldn't necessarily be testing the full bandwidth of your connection.
  - eli 10y ago
    Netflix has an unofficial test movie that shows streaming speed: http://www.wired.com/2014/06/netflix-streaming-test/ http://www.wired.com/2014/06/netflix-streaming-test/
    - tajen 10y ago
      Or Netflix has a global index on the streaming speed for all movies, per ISP: https://ispspeedindex.netflix.com https://ispspeedindex.netflix.com
  - seanp2k2 10y ago
    This is built into the Netflix client on most platforms: https://m.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/2fkylx/hidden_netflix_menu_to_set_quality_bonus_hidden/ https://m.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/2fkylx/hidden_netfli...
- cortesoft 10y ago
  You could just watch a movie?
ams6110 10y ago
They do exactly that. Ever notice how a download/upload is fast for the first few MB then backs off?
- tux1968 10y ago
  That can also be attributed to deep buffering. Your local router and even the next hop will make it look like data is being transferred instantaneously until their buffers fill up.
  - qaq 10y ago
    for residential customers traffic shaping in US is very aggressive for majority of ISPs
  - hueving 10y ago
    Download burst on the order of MB/s in the first few seconds can't be attributed to deep buffering. The router doesn't magically have a buffer of things you might visit.
sp332 10y ago
Yeah, Comcast used to advertise this as "powerboost". http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/what-is-powerboost http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/what-is-powerboo... I'm not sure if Xfinity still does that but it wouldn't surprise me.
- virtuallynathan 10y ago
  Powerboost has been dead for a while, but it let your burst above your advertised speed.

Couldn't an ISP prioritize burst traffic but throttle streaming after X minutes?

by nugget 10y ago

Couldn't an ISP prioritize burst traffic but throttle streaming after X minutes?

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wnevets 10y ago

sounds like we need a test that last as long as a movie.

jontas 10y ago
Perhaps just a (optional) "download speed" display in the corner while watching a movie..
- karlshea 10y ago
  But HD is only 5Mbps and 4K is 25Mbps, so you wouldn't necessarily be testing the full bandwidth of your connection.
- eli 10y ago
  Netflix has an unofficial test movie that shows streaming speed: http://www.wired.com/2014/06/netflix-streaming-test/ http://www.wired.com/2014/06/netflix-streaming-test/
  - tajen 10y ago
    Or Netflix has a global index on the streaming speed for all movies, per ISP: https://ispspeedindex.netflix.com https://ispspeedindex.netflix.com
- seanp2k2 10y ago
  This is built into the Netflix client on most platforms: https://m.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/2fkylx/hidden_netflix_menu_to_set_quality_bonus_hidden/ https://m.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/2fkylx/hidden_netfli...
cortesoft 10y ago
You could just watch a movie?

ams6110 10y ago

They do exactly that. Ever notice how a download/upload is fast for the first few MB then backs off?

tux1968 10y ago
That can also be attributed to deep buffering. Your local router and even the next hop will make it look like data is being transferred instantaneously until their buffers fill up.
- qaq 10y ago
  for residential customers traffic shaping in US is very aggressive for majority of ISPs
- hueving 10y ago
  Download burst on the order of MB/s in the first few seconds can't be attributed to deep buffering. The router doesn't magically have a buffer of things you might visit.

sp332 10y ago

Yeah, Comcast used to advertise this as "powerboost". http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/what-is-powerboost http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/what-is-powerboo... I'm not sure if Xfinity still does that but it wouldn't surprise me.

virtuallynathan 10y ago
Powerboost has been dead for a while, but it let your burst above your advertised speed.