10g residential CPE

Fri Dec 25 21:29:03 UTC 2020

On 12/25/20 1:22 PM, Niels Bakker wrote:
>
>> Wouldn't cpe that implements proper queuing disciplines be a lot 
>> simpler and cheaper? I got bit by that once when a friend was 
>> downloading a game and it. I flashed a router with openwrt and 
>> fiddled with their queuing nobs and everything was golden.
>
> Let's take an example from earlier this year when Activision shipped a 
> 180GB update to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare when they introduced the 
> War Zone BR game mode update.
>
> Download times:-
>
> 180GB at 100 Mbps: 4 hours
> 180GB at 1000 Mbps: 23 minutes
>
> How will proper queuing disciplines possibly help here?
>

The queuing disciplines allow you to not completely hog the bandwidth so 
that other people can use the net too. Tail drop seems to rule the roost 
to this day with CPE so it must be a real joy when you're downloading them.

Mike