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Re: Netflix stuffing data on pipe


From: Pete Mundy <pete () fiberphone co nz>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 21:11:19 +1300


Very succiently put, Owen!

I concur.

Is anything the ISP could avoid to alleviate this occurrence, or is it entirely a 'server-side' issue to resolve?

Pete


On 4/01/2016, at 8:42 pm, Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:

As I understand it, the problem being discussed is an oscillation that is created when the reaction occurs faster 
than the feedback resulting in a series of dynamically increasing overcompensations.

Owen


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