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Old 28-02-2014, 13:38   #1
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Post Traffic Management Update
We've got great news for all customers on our broadband tiers of 30Mb and above. After listening to your feedback, we've decided to stop applying our traffic management policy to download speeds. So now you can download as much as you like without worrying about traffic management slowing you down.

Our new policy is simple:
  • We only restrict upload speed, not download speed
  • Your speed is only reduced while the upload threshold is exceeded. So the speed reduction could only last as little as an hour as long as you reduce your uploads

http://my.virginmedia.com/traffic-ma...or-higher.html
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Old 28-02-2014, 16:24   #2
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Re: Traffic Management Update
Good news. Virgin have had a lot of criticism over their traffic management policy.
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Old 28-02-2014, 16:31   #3
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Re: Traffic Management Update
will this also include torrents and newsgroup traffic??
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Old 28-02-2014, 16:33   #4
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Re: Traffic Management Update
No - P2P and Newsgroup management remains in place across the network. That is separate to the downstream management.
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Old 28-02-2014, 16:34   #5
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Re: Traffic Management Update
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will this also include torrents and newsgroup traffic??
They'll still be slowed down during peak times

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In addition to this, we also apply a temporary speed limit to all peer-to-peer and Newsgroup traffic during peak times to ensure that they do not slow the network down for everyone.
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Old 28-02-2014, 16:44   #6
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Re: Traffic Management Update
Why is the slower 20Mb XL subject to STM? Not everybody(eg me) with 20Mb XL is using the old DOCSIS(pre version 3) setup.
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Old 28-02-2014, 17:37   #7
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Re: Traffic Management Update
When the newer traffic management system was introduced it was only for 30Mbit and above speeds.

20Mbit and below stayed with the older system. As they are now legacy tiers and everyone on them (barring BB S) will be offered an upgrade to at least 50Mbit, there is no need to change them.

Oh and 20Mbit is still D2. Only 30Mbit and above are on D3.
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Old 28-02-2014, 17:51   #8
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Re: Traffic Management Update
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When the newer traffic management system was introduced it was only for 30Mbit and above speeds.

20Mbit and below stayed with the older system. As they are now legacy tiers and everyone on them (barring BB S) will be offered an upgrade to at least 50Mbit, there is no need to change them.

Oh and 20Mbit is still D2. Only 30Mbit and above are on D3.
Are you sure that's true, Ben?

My BB M 20Mb service is D3 through my Superhub 2.


General Configuration
Network Access Allowed
Maximum Number of CPEs 1
Baseline Privacy Enabled
DOCSIS Mode EuroDOCSIS 3.0
Config File
Primary Downstream Service Flow
SFID 39699
Max Traffic Rate 21483000 bps
Max Traffic Burst 10000 bytes
Min Traffic Rate 0 bps
Primary Upstream Service Flow
SFID 39698
Max Traffic Rate 1183000 bps
Max Traffic Burst 8160 bytes
Min Traffic Rate 0 bps
Max Concatenated Burst 8160 bytes
Scheduling Type Best Effort
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Old 28-02-2014, 17:54   #9
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Re: Traffic Management Update
D3 includes channel bonding as far as I'm aware. 20Mbit via SuperHub I'm pretty sure is a single down and upstream channel so is therefore D2

Eitherway - it's a legacy product so has the legacy STM
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Re: Traffic Management Update
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D3 includes channel bonding as far as I'm aware. 20Mbit via SuperHub I'm pretty sure is a single down and upstream channel so is therefore D2

Eitherway - it's a legacy product so has the legacy STM
Sorry, Ben, our posts overlapped. See my update above. I'm currently running with 8 DS and 2 US channels on my 20Mb service through Superhub 2.
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Very odd, I didn't think they had done that. Learn something new everyday
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Very odd, I didn't think they had done that. Learn something new everyday
Agreed. I don't really need 8 channels for my 20Mb or even my coming 50Mb.
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Old 28-02-2014, 20:58   #13
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This is great news, as now I don't need the fastest broadband to avoid getting crappy speeds when managed.
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Old 28-02-2014, 21:14   #14
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Yes it's the best news I ever seen. Virgin did the right things to removed download traffic management. One day in future upload will be next step.
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I've never been traffic managed up or down, with or without P2P. I guess I must be in a low-contention area.
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