2 Mar
2015
2 Mar
'15
2:06 p.m.
Unless there is significant stupidly-done bufferbloat, where the "insignificant amount of control traffic in the opposite direction" is delayed because the big blocks of the upload are causing a traffic jam in the upstream pipe.
Which has nothing at all to do with the asymmetry of the circuit at all. Buffer bloat is an issue in and of itself. I agree it can be an issue it just has nothing to do with the symmetry argument. In my opinion, it is just a reaction to customers who never want to see a packet lost but not understanding what the cost of that is. Steven Naslund Chicago IL