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Proof of contention rate?

  • 03-03-2004 01:19AM
    #1
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Is there any way for a subscriber to know for definite they are on a lower contention rate or is it simply an act of faith?


Comments

  • #2
    longword
    Closed Accounts Posts: 741 ✭✭✭longword


    Check if the lowest speeds you're getting on downloads are better than or equal to the nominal bitrate of the connection divided by the contention rate - e.g. 512/24 = 21.33kbit/sec

    Just be sure the contention you're seeing isn't on the server you're downloading from!


  • #3
    Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    Short answer - not really.

    Long answer.. as longword says you can see if youre getting a certain mimimum speed from your connection, if you download at a speed lower than your advertised contention ratio would suggest and you know that wherever you're downloading from isn't short of bandwidth it may indicate a difference. It may also just as easily indicate a problem somewhere in your ISPs network. You wont ever be able to say without doubt that you're on a certain contention ratio because of the very way in which contention works.


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