On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:51:05 EST, Mikel Waxler said: > The reality is that most customers do not make uncapped connections. File > servers cap bandwidth per user and certain services, like gaming or > streaming media have a maximum rate. As long as the average data rate > allocated per customer is close to the usage then customers will not notice > the difference. Does it matter if it takes 10 seconds or 15 seconds to > download a 5 minute youtube clip?
The problem starts when that the choke point is congested enough that the question isn't "10 seconds or 15", it's "4 mins 30 or 5 mins 30 for that 5 minute clip". Buffer underruns are incredibly annoying.
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