COVID-19 vs. our Networks

Thu Mar 12 23:30:17 UTC 2020

Mike,

For those nets with a higher peak in the evenings, the graphs will 
flatten out.  If you're struggling any given weekday evening, you'll be 
in trouble from the start.  Major events and software releases are what 
will use up available buffers.

IMO the Disney+ surprise was a good thing.  It forced networks to 
realize they needed more capacity.  Disney+ streaming isn't what it was 
but if you've been adding capacity as a result of it, you're in better 
shape to weather the latest network surges.

-- Stephen

On 2020-03-12 19:02, Mike Hammett wrote:
> Just imagine all of those people streaming Netflix and playing COD all 
> day instead of only a few hours at night.
> 
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> *Subject: *COVID-19 vs. our Networks
> 
> With talk of there being an involuntary statewide (WA) and then national 
> quarantines (house arrest) for multiple weeks, has anyone put thought 
> into the impacts of this on your networks if/when this comes to fruition?
> 
> We're already pushing the limits with telecommuters / those that are 
> WFH, but I can only imagine what things will look like with everyone 
> stuck at home for any duration of time.
> 