Packet loss

[Bill]

There is a problem with that argument...

Whenever someone (here or on tbb) is rash enough to post their "live" BQM, I bookmark it. I also look at any BQM that anybody posts.

That post-midnight packet loss ONLY shows up on IDNet connections...

Now, I'll admit that I don't have many ISPs to look at, and only those that will provide a static IP. I'll also admit that I saw an improvement after the recent capacity increase and that other causes are possible.

But I'm afraid that the most likely cause, as I see it, is that IDNet simply don't have sufficient capacity at some point. My guess would be at a handover to BT, but it's no more than a guess- I do believe the claim that their own network is uncongested.

[psp83]

There is a problem with that argument...

Whenever someone (here or on tbb) is rash enough to post their "live" BQM, I bookmark it. I also look at any BQM that anybody posts.

That post-midnight packet loss ONLY shows up on IDNet connections...

Here's an example.. (5/7/2011)

Here's my graph for my IDnet connection...



Here's my work graph, we are with BT at work.



Both are on the same exchange.

[psp83]

Here are last nights / todays

IDnet



BT

[Technical Ben]

Like I said, if it's "rush hour traffic" we have a much better way of fixing it then real rush hour does. Changing everyone's working hours is near impossible. But here, people are only downloading, because it's the time posted on the website. If they put 1 am, the congestion would move to there, 2 am and so on. Could we not stagger the hours? with half as many, or a third as many customers doing "off peak" downloads would there not be less rush hour traffic?