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Given that it retransmits and TCP will also be suffering (slightly less?) during such periods, it doesn't seem like a show stopper.
by ianlevesque 8y ago
Given that it retransmits and TCP will also be suffering (slightly less?) during such periods, it doesn't seem like a show stopper.
- riobard 8y agoDepends on the ISP's traffic policy. I've witnessed many times when UDP packet loss is over 50% while TCP loss is below 10%.
- pilif 8y agoIf you are an ISP and you're preventing people using Google Chrome from accessing Google's properties (like youtube and gmail) during peak hours because you're dropping UDP packets, then you'll hear from your customers.
- throwaway2048 8y agoif UDP drops too much, chrome will almost certianly switch back to TCP anyways.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoUDP is the stepchild of protocols. Many devices drop it first during congestion. It is not the peer of TCP in that regard.