On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Leigh Porter <leigh.por...@ukbroadband.com> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andreas Ott [mailto:andr...@naund.org] >> Sent: 28 June 2011 16:27 >> To: Eugen Leitl; williamejs...@googlemail.com >> Cc: NANOG list >> Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Strange TCP connection behavior 2.0 RC2 >> (+3) >> >> -andreas >> [who has to explain this about once a week to customers who think >> that they bought a GigE connection but then can't "ftp" a file from >> coast to coast at 1Gbps throughput. Use multiple TCP streams!] > > Yeah, try explaining to a VSAT customer why they don't get 10Mb/s on their > 10Mb/s VSAT connection with a 600ms RTT! > > The response is.. "I don't care, I want my 10Mb/s!"... >
In the 3G world, i have had good results overcoming longish RTT by using the Hybla TCP algorithm http://hybla.deis.unibo.it/ I am hoping it gets more default traction, especially in wireless where the radio link is a pretty big latency source Cameron > -- > Leigh > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > >
