Emulating ADSL bandwidth shaping
Raymond Dijkxhoorn
raymond at prolocation.net
Tue May 4 08:54:39 UTC 2010
Hi!
>> - do ISPs typically use token bucket filters with large bursts to shape traffic?
>> - what kind of burst sizes and latencies/limits are typically used for
>> the filter?
> You will definitely have to account for latency.
>
> For emulating cable traffic, latencies (in the USA) will be about
> 60-80ms to typical sites. Burst mode in my experience occurs only for
> about the first 15 seconds, then is throttled back (though not always;
> seems to depend on time of day).
>
> For DSL, I seem to recall latency being about 90-110ms (note, I haven't
> used DSL in many years). Burst mode was generally not noticeable or
> available, that is, you got the same speed regardless of downloading a
> 1MB jpeg or a 640MB .iso file.
The latency i have here on my DSL is ~ 16-22 ms. So its much lower, factor
4...
Bye,
Raymond.
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