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He mentions packet loss of 10%. That's a different problem than a slow connection.
by andyana 10y ago
He mentions packet loss of 10%. That's a different problem than a slow connection.
- falcolas 10y agoHigh packet loss and slow connections frequently go hand in hand (TCP over cellular modems). This effect is exacerbated if the web site you're connecting to changes congestion control and TCP ramp up settings.
- phil21 10y ago10% packet loss though typically is the threshold of "completely unusable" TCP connections. Depends of course, but 5% I generally think of "severely degraded" (e.g. ssh being almost unusable but still able to get some basic stuff done during a sev0) and 10% being "drive on-location because you aren't getting anything done" territory.
- andyana 10y agoExactly, but it's not a modern website problem.
- falcolas 10y agoHow is it not a modern website problem, if that modern website is being viewed over wireless connections, and follows Google's lead in disabling slow start TCP?