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Re: IOS new versions and network load
From: Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:22:27 -0400
Apple's peering/CDN strategy has completely changed in the last few years. (Hi to my friends on the list here!) They do a much better job getting bits delivered for this stuff now. Some of the IOS coding is still occasionally not the most well thought out when it comes to data retrieval, but it's gotten better. :) On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 4:56 PM, Jean-Francois Mezei < jfmezei_nanog () vaxination ca> wrote:
A couple years ago, Apple unleashed an IOS update which made the news because network operators reported serious congestion on their networks as everyone and their uncle tried to download the gig+ package at 11:00 PDT. Was the problem solved simply by Apple staggering the announcement of downloads? or were there distribution network changes also made to reduce the load? In Canada, during net neutralirty hearings, it was revealed that cellular carriers zero rated over the air updates. I know my iPhone gets updates without me asking for them, only getting a "update ready to install" while on a long cycling ride (aka: must have used cellular data). Does anyone know whether this is pushed by Apple who has gotten the OK form individual carriers, or is it pushed by carriers (with Apple's OK) in a low priorioty stream that doesn't cause congestion on cellular network? (carriers delivering content in "push mode" would change their role).
Current thread:
- RE: IOS new versions and network load, (continued)
- RE: IOS new versions and network load Aaron Gould (Sep 20)
- Re: IOS new versions and network load Mike Hammett (Sep 20)
- Re: IOS new versions and network load Jared Mauch (Sep 21)
- Re: IOS new versions and network load Tom Beecher (Sep 21)
- RE: IOS new versions and network load Aaron Gould (Sep 21)
- Re: IOS new versions and network load Mike Hammett (Sep 20)
- RE: IOS new versions and network load Luke Guillory (Sep 20)
- Re: IOS new versions and network load Jean-Francois Mezei (Sep 18)
- Re: IOS new versions and network load Mike Hammett (Sep 18)
- Re: IOS new versions and network load Paul Stewart (Sep 17)
- RE: IOS new versions and network load Aaron Gould (Sep 20)