From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-x22d.google.com (mail-qc0-x22d.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c01::22d]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9812721F243; Thu, 14 May 2015 05:11:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: by qcvo8 with SMTP id o8so38097595qcv.0; Thu, 14 May 2015 05:11:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:subject:date:message-id :cc:to:mime-version; bh=GB4ZoBB1/t4Fkza87l/q9wcwCi5xeSq0bwxBGFe9Shw=; b=0cwynCXBAqdZuM94joFA7TtSc7CgM4TsUhN83avylpayeaa5eZLYtl420Q89GPCa6o vybgH+ZCK/Mng16u0nS+8QkkxzlAaARJeMXnQ2JAIcVXtK07x2KJrm+Ki7WmcwyQH6KU aFeoKtxpwCFt/iMfouzUpAaA9j1kPpZ851kRUqj189osNrZswerhIFKPbcAsYx5jsEyK EK0022MYbQLCx22Y8KiHVkanqVx6MvnqxjZCJlfnigxgoBi7+7DuVHDsPuXpfRXqHCJ+ aA2jyf20JxMRwUeTsPFZJ32kivtpzfg3smcM218MfG+B3dMCLgyF7P8pwuhyqLMZWsod LLbw== X-Received: by 10.140.31.54 with SMTP id e51mr4729365qge.95.1431605501043; Thu, 14 May 2015 05:11:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from richs-mbp-12926.lan (pool-70-16-192-243.man.east.myfairpoint.net. [70.16.192.243]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id 101sm373074qgx.24.2015.05.14.05.11.39 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 14 May 2015 05:11:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Rich Brown Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 08:11:38 -0400 Message-Id: <24D7CF8A-6FAE-47D8-A9EE-1C1B0734D1E6@gmail.com> To: bloat , cerowrt-devel Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) Cc: Justin Beech Subject: [Bloat] fq_codel is *three* years old today X-BeenThere: bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: General list for discussing Bufferbloat List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 12:12:10 -0000 Folks, Today is the third anniversary of the announcement of a testable = fq_codel (see = https://lists.bufferbloat.net/pipermail/cerowrt-devel/2014-May/002984.html= et. seq.) Here's (an approximation of) the state of the world: - We didn't know it at the time, but we would be able to declare victory = on CeroWrt less than three months later with the 3.10.50-1 build. Not = only did that firmware reduce bufferbloat, but it showed that DNSSEC and = IPv6 could be implemented in "normal" home routers without any kind of = jiggery-pokery. Field reports at the end of 2014 showed that build was = very stable - we had lots of reports of 80 day uptimes, and a high of = ~140 days. - fq_codel is installed a large and growing of places. It's available = off the shelf for OpenWrt in the SQM QoS package, the Linux kernel, = IPFire, DD-WRT, and other routers. - "Bufferbloat" is entering the lexicon. People are speaking about it in = blogs and open literature as a known entity, not some voodoo effect = that's only a concern to crazy people. The writers don't always get the = description or symptoms right, but there is an acknowledgement that = something could be better in your home (and everywhere) network = connection. (See for example, = http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2015/04/measure-your-buff= erbloat-new-browser-based-tool-dslreports )=20 - Speaking of which, the new DSLReports Speed Test has recently stirred = things up. Not only do we have an attractive tool that we can recommend = to friends, but people are getting a little hot under the collar when = they see the crummy performance of the router that they just paid dearly = for. See, for example, = http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r30051856-Connectivity-Buffer-Bloat - Now that we've shown that fq_codel conquers bufferbloat, we're finding = further optimizations. There's a lot of effort on cake, which promises = to bring higher speed processing, and looking into corner cases that can = be improved.=20 - And of course, Dave T=E4ht is taking on another big project: "Making = Wi-Fi Fast". What else has happened in this year? Best, Rich=