Re: Upstream bandwidth usage

[Niels Bakker <niels=nanog () bakker net>]

* mike () mtcc com (Michael Thomas) [Thu 09 Jun 2022, 22:46 CEST]:
> If it's so tiny, why shape it aggressively? Why shouldn't I be able 
> to burst to whatever is available at the moment? I would think most 
> users would be happy with that.

As SBC Global's peering policy roughly two decades ago stated,

"No requirement for a balanced traffic exchange ratio due primarily 
to the asymmetric nature of current broadband metallic transmission 
systems such as ADSL and cable modems."


        -- Niels.