Re: COVID-19 vs. our Networks

[Mike Bolitho <mikebolitho () gmail com>]

I think under circumstances like this, I could definitely see some of the
online based games shutting services down.

- Mike Bolitho


On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 2:41 PM Ahmed Borno <amaged () gmail com> wrote:

> Its already happening in Italy, and now that schools are shutting down
> here as well, its going to get interesting:
>
>
> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/housebound-italian-kids-strain-network-with-fortnite-marathon
>
> The ultimate traffic test is coming, looking forward to hearing about it
> on this thread.
>
> Maybe its a good time to start a communication channel between content
> providers/gaming companies and ISPs/CDNs.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 11:22 AM Rubens Kuhl <rubensk () gmail com> wrote:
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> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 3:46 PM g () 1337 io <lists () 1337 io> wrote:
> >
> > > With talk of there being an involuntary statewide (WA) and then national
> > > quarantines (house arrest) for multiple weeks, has anyone put thought into
> > > the impacts of this on your networks if/when this comes to fruition?
> > >
> > > We're already pushing the limits with telecommuters / those that are
> > > WFH, but I can only imagine what things will look like with everyone stuck
> > > at home for any duration of time.
> >
> >
> > People will turn to you and every other ISP hoping you keep them online.
> > So besides demand issues, keeping your network up will be important to a
> > whole lot of people.
> >
> >
> > Rubens