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For local networking, packet loss is, in most cases, a sign something somewhere isn't doing well. So, maybe, it's better notice it sooner than bump into possibl
by drdaeman 12y ago
For local networking, packet loss is, in most cases, a sign something somewhere isn't doing well. So, maybe, it's better notice it sooner than bump into possible unexpected problems later.
- theonewolf 12y agoI think for things like WiFi networks this could help immensely. Extremely long tail latencies are observed which reach a second or more in those networks when some interference causes loss. It would be much better to react quicker than the eternity of 200ms (if that is the default).
- thrownaway2424 12y agoNot really. A busy network has a million little buffers and things where your packet might get dropped but succeed 1ms later.
- wtallis 12y agoBut those buffers are also often huge and your packet could still come out the other end of one of them 20ms (or 2s, if it's a cable or DSL modem) later. You still want to treat it as evidence of congestion, though.