We use Cisco SCE2020s at the border. We used to "roll our own" but with a 10 Gig backbone at almost 40% utilization at peak time, it wasn't cost effective to try to maintain an in house solution that outside consultants couldn't support.
With the SCEs, we focus on maintaining speed for browsing, email, flash video and VoIP; P2P and gaming is throttled either during peak utilization or when a user has exceeded their daily quota between noon and midnight. "Purchased" speeds are throttled at the CPE which reduces overall utilization on each backhaul. We're experimenting with a "burstable" function using the SCE, i.e. 10 meg with a burst to 20 meg; it's been questionable at best in the lab. On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Scott Reed <scottr...@onlyinternet.net>wrote: > I see you have some answers, but I think there is a piece missing from > them. What is the customer bandwidth throttling you are using? > > Robert West wrote: > > I'm sure this has been asked before but what ratio are some of you using > for > > customer vs. available bandwidth? We aren't experiencing any problems at > > the moment but I want to know when we should start looking to add > capacity. > > Our competitor is running 20 up and 20 down but has 500+ customers on it > and > > if I do a speed test the pings are fast, 32 or so, but it's really > "jerky" > > on the download and uploads. So...... What is a good REAL WORLD ratio > that > > you use that is smooth? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Robert West > > Just Micro Digital Services Inc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.93/2365 - Release Date: > 09/12/09 06:37:00 > > > > > > -- > Scott Reed > Sr. Systems Engineer > GAB Midwest > 1-800-363-1544 x4000 > Cell: 260-273-7239 > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
