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Speed Vs Contention

  • 03-08-2005 11:35am
    #1
    prospect
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭


    Which is more important, download speed, or contention rate?

    E.g.
    2Mbps symetrical at 24:1
    Vs
    1Mbps symetrical at 12:1

    :confused:


Comments

  • #2
    JNive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 994 ✭✭✭JNive


    In theory, depending on provider you could end up getting the exact same average speed on both packages. And personally i think it would be cause in the case above, those technicalities would be highly stupid since usually it is designed to go the other way.

    2Mb at 8:1
    1Mb at 24:1 for example.


  • #3
    prospect
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭prospect


    This isn't a factual example, but just a simplified one to illustrate the question.


  • #4
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,867 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Contention Rations are much more complicated then that.

    As long as the contention is managed correctly, a 2mb 24:1 should have download speeds that are twice as fast as a 1mb 12:1 product.

    For instance, most people can get almost the full 2m download speed from the Eircom/BT DSL services, despite them being 24:1.

    Similarly I get almost 3m all the time from NTL despite it having a 17:1 contention.


  • #5
    JNive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 994 ✭✭✭JNive


    which is exactly why i said, depending on your provider. any decent crowd will give you the faster speed, but IBB apparently really do just merge 48 customers onto 1 open 1MBit pipe onto the 'backbone' lol.


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