Comments for Better Broadband Blog http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com Trends and tactics for the world of broadband Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:05:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on The World is Watching – Are Service Providers? by Congestion Lessons from the World Cup : Alissa Cooper http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/2010/06/the-world-is-watching-%e2%80%93-are-service-providers/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Congestion Lessons from the World Cup : Alissa Cooper Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:05:13 +0000 http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/?p=258#comment-43 [...] I recently came across a number of different vendor reports and musings (from Arbor, Allot, and Sandvine) about the impact of World Cup viewing on the Internet, and they got me thinking about the [...] [...] I recently came across a number of different vendor reports and musings (from Arbor, Allot, and Sandvine) about the impact of World Cup viewing on the Internet, and they got me thinking about the [...]

]]> Comment on The Wireless Data Crunch by Youssef Tannous http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/2010/07/the-wireless-data-crunch/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Youssef Tannous Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:10:32 +0000 http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/?p=299#comment-41 I think you’re right, it’s something to do with the network, and I also suspect it has to do with the iPhone as well. To extend the iPhone battery usage time between charges, Apple decided to put the phone in a sleeping mode and detach it from the network, the instant it goes inactive. Now, if the user is not going to use the phone for a reasonable amount of time then, this is beneficial to both the network and the battery. On the other hand, if the user keeps “waking up” the phone every minute or so this can create a havoc on the network, since the phone keeps attaching and detaching from the network, which consumes a lot of signaling bandwidth to the tower, as well as draining the battery. Also, in some cellular networks, some of the signaling from the tower is broadcasted to all phones in its range “Paging”, and only the intended phone acks back. I can imagine that there’s a lot of that in NYC, so your phone was getting a lot of "not-for-me" broadcasted signaling. Finally, as for your 2Mb of “usage”, I suspect that it was signaling, but why was it clocking your usage meter?… In any case, I hope you wont be charged for it, as this sounds to me like charging a pilot for the airfare every time she flies an airplane! I think you’re right, it’s something to do with the network, and I also suspect it has to do with the iPhone as well.

To extend the iPhone battery usage time between charges, Apple decided to put the phone in a sleeping mode and detach it from the network, the instant it goes inactive. Now, if the user is not going to use the phone for a reasonable amount of time then, this is beneficial to both the network and the battery. On the other hand, if the user keeps “waking up” the phone every minute or so this can create a havoc on the network, since the phone keeps attaching and detaching from the network, which consumes a lot of signaling bandwidth to the tower, as well as draining the battery.

Also, in some cellular networks, some of the signaling from the tower is broadcasted to all phones in its range “Paging”, and only the intended phone acks back. I can imagine that there’s a lot of that in NYC, so your phone was getting a lot of “not-for-me” broadcasted signaling.

Finally, as for your 2Mb of “usage”, I suspect that it was signaling, but why was it clocking your usage meter?… In any case, I hope you wont be charged for it, as this sounds to me like charging a pilot for the airfare every time she flies an airplane!

]]> Comment on Subscriber Quality of Experience: “Measuring the Quality of the Internet” Part III of III by rmolina http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/2010/02/subscriber-quality-of-experience-%e2%80%9cmeasuring-the-quality-of-the-internet%e2%80%9d-part-iii-of-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-26 rmolina Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:19:21 +0000 http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/?p=200#comment-26 Hi Didier, I work for an ISP with Sandvine too. I´m from Venezuela, and I´d like to have your contact for shared experience about this. My e-mail: rafael.molina@interlink.net.ve Regards, Rafael Hi Didier,

I work for an ISP with Sandvine too.
I´m from Venezuela, and I´d like to have your contact for shared experience about this.

My e-mail: rafael.molina@interlink.net.ve

Regards,

Rafael

]]> Comment on Subscriber Quality of Experience: “Measuring the Quality of the Internet” Part III of III by Don Bowman http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/2010/02/subscriber-quality-of-experience-%e2%80%9cmeasuring-the-quality-of-the-internet%e2%80%9d-part-iii-of-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Don Bowman Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:12:52 +0000 http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/?p=200#comment-25 Thanks for the inquiry - Sandvine offers a number of tools to measure the quality of experience from a subscriber's perspective, including: Voice over IP QoE DNS QoE Access Round-Trip Time HTTP metrics Achieved bandwidth per subscriber On a case-by-case basis, our Professional Services team is also be able to work directly with customers to implement additional metrics and measurements that address specific areas of interest. Thanks for the inquiry – Sandvine offers a number of tools to measure the quality of experience from a subscriber’s perspective, including:
Voice over IP QoE
DNS QoE
Access Round-Trip Time
HTTP metrics
Achieved bandwidth per subscriber

On a case-by-case basis, our Professional Services team is also be able to work directly with customers to implement additional metrics and measurements that address specific areas of interest.

]]> Comment on Subscriber Quality of Experience: “Measuring the Quality of the Internet” Part III of III by dh http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/2010/02/subscriber-quality-of-experience-%e2%80%9cmeasuring-the-quality-of-the-internet%e2%80%9d-part-iii-of-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-24 dh Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:21:39 +0000 http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/?p=200#comment-24 Hi Don, Interesting article, I work for an ISP with Sandvine deployed. I'd like to know whether Sandvine has the tools needed to measure the QoE that our users are experiencing? Regards, Didier Hi Don,

Interesting article, I work for an ISP with Sandvine deployed.

I’d like to know whether Sandvine has the tools needed to measure the QoE that our users are experiencing?

Regards,

Didier

]]> Comment on Metering those Leaky Household Bandwidth Pipes by Matt Tooley http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/2009/11/metering-those-leaky-household-bandwidth-pipes/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Matt Tooley Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:54:45 +0000 http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/?p=142#comment-11 I would say "hi-speed" is relative to "dial-up" and a matter of marketing by the Internet Service Providers. It's not the fastest in the world but rather a matter of economics. Its costly to move the bits and to build out the networks to move them faster but with time and market pressures the speeds will go up. Already, many of the cable companies are now offering 50 and 101 Mbps services. Best planned technologies? Service providers are exploring technologies, such as the technology provided by Sandvine, to do accurate billing at high bit rates. In addition, they are looking to include more granular information in a subscriber's bill to better educate them of the usage. There are no obstacles or failure in the national grid. Again, it is just a matter of economics. I would say “hi-speed” is relative to “dial-up” and a matter of marketing by the Internet Service Providers. It’s not the fastest in the world but rather a matter of economics. Its costly to move the bits and to build out the networks to move them faster but with time and market pressures the speeds will go up. Already, many of the cable companies are now offering 50 and 101 Mbps services.

Best planned technologies? Service providers are exploring technologies, such as the technology provided by Sandvine, to do accurate billing at high bit rates. In addition, they are looking to include more granular information in a subscriber’s bill to better educate them of the usage. There are no obstacles or failure in the national grid. Again, it is just a matter of economics.

]]> Comment on Metering those Leaky Household Bandwidth Pipes by nethawkdotnet http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/2009/11/metering-those-leaky-household-bandwidth-pipes/comment-page-1/#comment-8 nethawkdotnet Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:07:59 +0000 http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/?p=142#comment-8 BW is the topic I was hoping to find you discussing. Why do you guess that what we call "hi-speed" DSL or cable, here in the US, is not even considered hi-speed elsewhere? Also, some countries do consider it the ultimate commodity and want it to be free, or at least up to a certain speed, a speed higher than the average hi-speed in the states charges $40-50 a month++? Also, what are the best technologies being planned to monitor traffic for billing purposes, and are there obstacles in place now that govern the speeds, or is it a failure of the national grid? BW is the topic I was hoping to find you discussing. Why do you guess that what we call “hi-speed” DSL or cable, here in the US, is not even considered hi-speed elsewhere? Also, some countries do consider it the ultimate commodity and want it to be free, or at least up to a certain speed, a speed higher than the average hi-speed in the states charges $40-50 a month++?

Also, what are the best technologies being planned to monitor traffic for billing purposes, and are there obstacles in place now that govern the speeds, or is it a failure of the national grid?

]]> Comment on Thepiratebay (Bittorrent tracker) takedown and affect by Don Bowman http://www.betterbroadbandblog.com/2009/11/thepiratebay-bittorrent-tracker-takedown-and-affect/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Don Bowman Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:25:24 +0000 http://svblogserver/?p=69#comment-7 Fallout relating to the demise of The Pirate Bay http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/17/1337254/Pirate-Bay-Shuts-Down-Tracker-Switches-To-Distributed-Hash-Table?art_pos=7 Fallout relating to the demise of The Pirate Bay tech.slashdot.org/…Hash-Table?art_pos=7

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