From: Jim Gettys <jg@freedesktop.org>
To: bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net
Subject: Re: [Bloat] tiny monsters: multicast packets
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 10:58:54 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DE5022E.5050901@freedesktop.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTin_G+s3ycMt-Ajy6_g3ML1YjNO7wQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 05/29/2011 11:57 AM, Dave Taht wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Juliusz Chroboczek
> <jch@pps.jussieu.fr <mailto:jch@pps.jussieu.fr>> wrote:
>
> > And the irony is that the lower speed is specifically chosen for
> > multicast in order to make sure all clients in range can hear them
> > reliably.
>
> It was my understanding that it was done for compatibility with older
> devices, since 2 Mbit/s is the fastest rate supported by pre-B
> spread-spectrum hardware.
>
>
> And thus, everybody loses. I doubt there is much 802.11b gear still
> active in the field.
I think Juliusz is referring to old stuff pre-B, like the Digital
RoamAbout. Certainly that is long gone, and I think pretty much all b
hardware is gone, though having a "screw your performance to make
something antique run" option someplace might become necessary for someone.
- Jim
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Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-05-29 13:23 Dave Taht
2011-05-29 14:10 ` Jonathan Morton
2011-05-29 15:10 ` Dave Taht
2011-05-29 15:33 ` Juliusz Chroboczek
2011-05-29 15:44 ` Dave Taht
2011-05-29 15:51 ` Juliusz Chroboczek
2011-05-29 16:07 ` Dave Taht
2011-05-29 16:07 ` Dave Taht
2011-05-29 16:53 ` Dave Taht
2011-05-29 16:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-29 17:02 ` Dave Taht
2011-05-29 17:17 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-29 17:40 ` Dave Taht
2011-05-29 17:47 ` Jonathan Morton
2011-05-29 19:14 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-29 15:21 ` Juliusz Chroboczek
2011-05-29 15:57 ` Dave Taht
2011-05-31 14:58 ` Jim Gettys [this message]
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