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'uncongested' broadband

  • 26-10-2011 01:47PM
    #1
    makeorbrake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,605 ✭✭✭


    I notice with the 'next generation broadband' patter, they go on about 'uncongested' broadband. However, I can never seem to find the contention ratio. Can anyone cast any light on what eircon (and the piggyback operators) actually mean by 'uncongested' broadband?


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  • #2
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Contention and congestion ae not the same thing, and a contention ratio is not a bad thing. Congestion is not related to the contention ratio.

    Read this to understand what they are, and how they differ.
    http://abc.catchwater.net/1n/newsletter200406/analogy

    Uncongested broadband, as referred to in ads, is mainly a meaningless marketing blurb.


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