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Ignition · 23-01-2005, 17:47

Trying to decide if that's supposed to be funny.

As you probably know all TV channels are broadcast regardless on how many people are watching them, you don't need to add extra equipment and bandwidth because more people are watching TV at any one time, it's broadcasted.

Internet usage is usually unicast traffic (aimed at a single user) so in order for everyone's unicasts to get through capacity becomes an issue.

The only system where bandwidth may become an issue as far as TV goes is VoD as only a set amount of streams can be sent to customers off a particular hubiste. In return for using this bandiwdth let me think... Ah yes, for most content people have to PAY for what they use. I know this is an interesting concept paying for what they use considering how used we are to the unmetered system but it does work and assists in both ISPs traffic planning and quality of service, as well as making speed increases come more quickly, cheaply, and in larger increments.

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Ignition Permanently Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South-East London Age: 47 Services: Depends who's being serviced :p Posts: 2,588	*Re: [Merged] ntl "cap"-ALL* Discussion In Here Please.** Trying to decide if that's supposed to be funny. As you probably know all TV channels are broadcast regardless on how many people are watching them, you don't need to add extra equipment and bandwidth because more people are watching TV at any one time, it's broadcasted. Internet usage is usually unicast traffic (aimed at a single user) so in order for everyone's unicasts to get through capacity becomes an issue. The only system where bandwidth may become an issue as far as TV goes is VoD as only a set amount of streams can be sent to customers off a particular hubiste. In return for using this bandiwdth let me think... Ah yes, for most content people have to PAY for what they use. I know this is an interesting concept paying for what they use considering how used we are to the unmetered system but it does work and assists in both ISPs traffic planning and quality of service, as well as making speed increases come more quickly, cheaply, and in larger increments.