[Bloat] Terminology for Laypeople

[Erik Auerswald]

Hi,

I, too, think that "idle" and "working" seem to be
useful terms here.  An alternative to "idle" might
be "minimum," since this implies that the latency
is not always at the minimum.

Thanks,
Erik

On 05.05.21 02:14, James R Cutler wrote:
> Jason,
> 
> I find “idle” and “working” to be understandable both individually and as opposites in almost any field or endeavor. These terms also mesh with typical speed test instructions regarding testing under idle conditions without working internet applications.
> 
> 	James
> 
>> On May 4, 2021, at 7:02 PM, Livingood, Jason via Bloat <bloat at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>>
>> Like many of you I have been immersed in buffer bloat discussions for many years, almost entirely within the technical community. Now that I am starting to explain latency & latency under load to internal non-technical folks, I have noticed some people don’t really understand “traditional” latency vs. latency under load (LUL).
>>   
>> As a result, I am planning to experiment in some upcoming briefings and call traditional latency “idle latency” – a measure of latency conducted on an otherwise idle connection. And then try calling LUL either “active latency” or perhaps “working latency” (suggested by an external colleague – can’t take credit for that one) – to try to communicate it is latency when the connection is experiencing normal usage.
>>   
>> Have any of you here faced similar challenges explaining this to non-technical audiences? Have you had any success with alternative terms? What do you think of these?
>>   
>> Thanks for any input,
>> Jason