What Congestion Looks Like

[Ignitionnet]

There are other things that can cause these symptoms, so don't assume!

Here's what upstream congestion looks like, it's quite different from downstream congestion.

Ping statistics for 86.1.x.x:
Packets: Sent = 25, Received = 25, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 33ms, Maximum = 2275ms, Average = 1126ms

Ping statistics for 86.10.x.x:
Packets: Sent = 25, Received = 23, Lost = 2 (8% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 23ms, Maximum = 156ms, Average = 70ms

Downstream congestion raises ping slightly but is far smoother about it.

Something to bear in mind if the power levels are as they should be and there's no T3 timeouts registered.

[Sephiroth]

I think you've explained this before in the depths of the past, but if this is to be a reference thread (these are very useful) then perhaps you'd explain in terms of the infrastructure why upstream congestion and downstream congestion profile differently.

(Not the least so I might get an opportunity to translate for you afterwards!).

[Ignitionnet]

No real point, would just confuse throwing science at people.