Comments on: New and Improved Traffic Shaping http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/03/27/new-and-improved-traffic-shaping/ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay Sat, 17 May 2008 08:21:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Richard Bennett http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/03/27/new-and-improved-traffic-shaping/#comment-416519 Richard Bennett Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:10:52 +0000 http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/03/27/new-and-improved-traffic-shaping/#comment-416519 I think you've got the Powerboost technology, which is mainly dynamic caps and less dense deployments, but not the newest new thing. You probably wouldn't see any difference unless you seed new Torrents, which you probably don't (most people don't.) I think you’ve got the Powerboost technology, which is mainly dynamic caps and less dense deployments, but not the newest new thing. You probably wouldn’t see any difference unless you seed new Torrents, which you probably don’t (most people don’t.)

]]> By: Mike Nelson http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/03/27/new-and-improved-traffic-shaping/#comment-416493 Mike Nelson Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:19:16 +0000 http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/03/27/new-and-improved-traffic-shaping/#comment-416493 I frequently upload dozens of pictures to my web site via FTP through Comcast's network. I have seen two changes in speeds in the last few months. First, a couple of months ago I was lucky to get a sustained 384 kilobits per second on upload, now I get a minimum of 1 megabit per second. Interestingly, for the first 10 megabytes of transfer, I get peak speeds of 2.5 megabits per seconds. After that, the network appears to throttle back to 1 megabit per second. This is not BitTorrent, just plain old FTP of JPEG pictures, which average about 2 megabytes each. I am paying the premium for Comcast's highest tier of service. On a good day I speed test at 12 megabits per second download. I think Comcast's new non-discriminatory (by content) traffic shaping is already in place on my segment. I frequently upload dozens of pictures to my web site via FTP through Comcast’s network. I have seen two changes in speeds in the last few months. First, a couple of months ago I was lucky to get a sustained 384 kilobits per second on upload, now I get a minimum of 1 megabit per second. Interestingly, for the first 10 megabytes of transfer, I get peak speeds of 2.5 megabits per seconds. After that, the network appears to throttle back to 1 megabit per second. This is not BitTorrent, just plain old FTP of JPEG pictures, which average about 2 megabytes each.

I am paying the premium for Comcast’s highest tier of service. On a good day I speed test at 12 megabits per second download.

I think Comcast’s new non-discriminatory (by content) traffic shaping is already in place on my segment.

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