Re: Net Neutrality...

[Brett Glass <nanog () brettglass com>]

At 02:16 PM 7/15/2014, Joly MacFie wrote:
 
> And, in my experience, one needs around double or more of the listed bandwidth for a robust streaming connection.

This is only true if the connection is of poor quality and dropped packets lead to regular 50% cuts in the data rate. 
Most users (and the FCC!) do not understand that, due to the Van Jacobson AIMD algorithm, quality matters far more than 
quantity when a service is delivered via TCP.

--Brett Glass