Bandwidth Throttling
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Revision as of 02:29, 13 April 2008
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Reasons for Throttling
Organizations which practise bandwidth throttling generally cite that 95% of their users are negatively impacted by the large bandwidth consumption of a few heavy use bandwidth consumers.
Throttling Methods
Bandwidth Cap
Bandwidth caps are a simple method of bandwidth control used by ISPs, which limits the amount of bandwidth (upload and/or download) a user may use within a certain time period. This method has been commonplace for years, and although not all people agree with a bandwidth cap there has been few debates about the practise as it is applied neutrally to all, based on the ISP one registers with. ISPs typically offer a pay per gigabyte option for use beyond the maximum bandwidth limit.
Traffic Shaping
Something.[1]
Social Issues
Chosing what data get throttled / users
References
1. Azureus Wiki A popular BitTorrent client Wiki page
2. Chris Sorensen, "CRTC asked to stop Bell's 'throttling'," Toronto Star: Business. (Saturday April 5, 2008)
See Also
External Links
Rogers Communications Inc. High Speed Internet Comparison
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Canadian Association of Internet Providers
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--Mcconkbp 01:02, 9 April 2008 (EDT)
