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Old 31-12-2012, 14:51   #48
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Re: Plusnet to provide unlimited broadband

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis View Post
I think it was quite obvious what I meant by oversubscription.

On discussions like this generally contending means having customers share capacity, but if performance isnt affected its considered not oversubscribed. Obviously I meant having too many customers sharing to the point the impact is visible.
So what you mean by "oversubscription" is really "congestion".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oversub...munications%29
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Oversubscription is not the same as overselling, provided that the oversubscription ratio, for a given number of subscribers traffic, which is multiplexed over time, does not significantly impact performance.
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