Re: iOS 7 update traffic

["Nick Olsen" <nick () flhsi com>]

IOS7 was released (Yesterday?). Due to the large number of IOS devices out 
in the world. Some network operators experienced large spikes in traffic as 
each device was updated (Downloading the update). You see the same thing 
happen when new software is released from people like Microsoft. Or, If 
you're a gamer. When a new game is released on a digitally delivered 
platform like Steam or EA's Origin.

Nick Olsen
Network Operations (855) FLSPEED  x106

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From: "Paul Ferguson" <fergie () people ops-trust net>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 1:58 PM
To: nick () flhsi com, nanog () nanog org
Subject: Re: iOS 7 update traffic

Can someone please explain to a non-Apple person what the hell happened 
that started generating so much traffic? Perhaps I missed it in this 
thread, but I would be curious to know what iOS 7 implemented that 
caused this...

Thanks in adavnce,

- ferg

On 9/19/2013 10:23 AM, Nick Olsen wrote:

> We also saw a huge spike in traffic. Still pretty high today as well.
> We saw a ~60% above average hit yesterday, And we're at ~20-30% above
> average today as well.
> Being an android user, It didn't dawn on me until some of the IOS users 
in
> the office started jumping up and down about IOS7
> Nick Olsen
> Network Operations (855) FLSPEED  x106
>
> ----------------------------------------
> From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner () cluebyfour org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 6:19 PM
> To: "NANOG" <nanog () nanog org>
> Subject: Re: iOS 7 update traffic
>
> On Wed, 18 Sep 2013, Tassos Chatzithomaoglou wrote:
>
> > We also noticed an interesting spike (+ ~40%), mostly in akamai.
> > The same happened on previous iOS too.
>
> I see it here, too.  At its peak, our traffic levels were roughly double
> what we would see on a normal weekday.
>
> jms
>
> > Zachary McGibbon wrote on 18/9/2013 20:38:
> > > So iOS 7 just came out, here's the spike in our graphs going to our 
ISP
> > > here at McGill, anyone else noticing a big spike?
> > >
> > > [image: internet-sw1 - Traffic - Te0/7 - To Internet1-srp (IR Canet) -
> > > TenGigabitEthernet0/7]
> > >
> > > Zachary McGibbon

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