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astra_lestat · 05-01-2006, 15:18

Sure, there is a traffic sharing since we are on the cable.
Saturation and caps do not have much in common unless exercised at their maximum of cause.
If we are given 2M connection, the channel could get saturated very easy with 30G cap. For example, 10 people on the same segment come home after usual 9-5 working day. They start to download/use their internet connection for 2-3 hours at the top of the given speed and still stay within 30G per month limit. However, if these 10 guys where ordinary power user, who exceed 30G monthly allowance but use the connection for p2p, and download consistently with a speed of 50-60kBps 24/7, the segment would stay fairly clear.
10x750 < 10x2000. Since NTL allows us to have this kind of speed it means it is quiet capable of handling these volumes. If they are able to give us 10M connection with 75G cap, a 24/7 trickle of 0.5-1.0M (which would exceed 30G/m) would not harm the network at all.
IMHO.

05-01-2006, 15:18	#76
astra_lestat Inactive Join Date: Feb 2005 Services: 20M, TV Large Posts: 108	Re: So 2mb users, how much are you gonna download tomorrow Sure, there is a traffic sharing since we are on the cable. Saturation and caps do not have much in common unless exercised at their maximum of cause. If we are given 2M connection, the channel could get saturated very easy with 30G cap. For example, 10 people on the same segment come home after usual 9-5 working day. They start to download/use their internet connection for 2-3 hours at the top of the given speed and still stay within 30G per month limit. However, if these 10 guys where ordinary power user, who exceed 30G monthly allowance but use the connection for p2p, and download consistently with a speed of 50-60kBps 24/7, the segment would stay fairly clear. 10x750 < 10x2000. Since NTL allows us to have this kind of speed it means it is quiet capable of handling these volumes. If they are able to give us 10M connection with 75G cap, a 24/7 trickle of 0.5-1.0M (which would exceed 30G/m) would not harm the network at all. IMHO.