<html><head></head><body>It is not the cable modem itself that is bufferbloated. It is the head end working with the cable modem. Docsis 3 has mechanisms to avoid queue buildup but they are turned on by the head end.<br clear="none">
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I don't know for sure but I believe that the modem itself cannot measure or control the queueing in the system to minimize latency.<br clear="none">
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You can use codel or whatever if you bound you traffic upward and stifle traffic downward. But that doesn't deal with the queueing in the link away from your home. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 17, 2015, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k10mail">On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:35:32 -0700, Matt Taggart said:<br clear="none"></pre><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi cerowrt-devel,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">My cable internet provider (Comcast) has been pestering me (monthly email<br clear="none">and robocalls) to upgrade my cable modem to something newer. But I _like_<br clear="none">my current one (no wifi, battery backup) and it's been very stable and can<br clear="none">handle the data rates I am paying for. But they are starting to roll out<br clear="none">faster service plans and I guess it would be good to have that option (and<br clear="none">eventually they will probably boost the speed of the plan I'm paying for).<br clear="none">So...<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Any recommendations for cable modems that are known to be solid and less<br clear="none">bufferbloated?</blockquote><br clear="none">I've been using the Motorola Surfboard SB6141 on Comcast with good results.<br clear="none">Anybody got a good suggestion on how to test a cablemodem for bufferbloat,<br clear="none">or what you can do about it anyhow (given that firmware is usually pushed<br clear="none">from the ISP side)?<br clear="none"><p style="margin-top: 2.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; border-bottom: 1px solid #000"></p><pre class="k10mail"></pre><hr><br clear="none">Cerowrt-devel mailing list<br clear="none">Cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cerowrt-devel">https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cerowrt-devel</a><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><br clear="none">-- Sent with <b><a shape="rect" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onegravity.k10.pro2">K-@ Mail</a></b> - the evolution of emailing.</body></html>