[Bloat] Comparing bufferbloat tests (was: We built a new bufferbloat test and keen for feedback)

[Toke Høiland-Jørgensen]

Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org> writes:

> PS: Why to US providers have such asymmetric bandwidth? Getting something symmetric
> requires going to a $$$ business rate.

For Cable, the DOCSIS standard is asymmetric by design, but not *that*
asymmetric. I *think* the rest is because providers have to assign
channels independently for upstream and downstream, and if they just
assign them all to downstream they can advertise a bigger number...

-Toke