[Starlink] Starlink hidden buffers

[Ulrich Speidel]

On 25/05/2023 3:26 am, Bjørn Ivar Teigen wrote:
> Because of the need for frequent link changes in the Starlink network, 
> there will be a need for more buffering than your typical (relatively) 
> static network. Not only because the load changes quickly, but because 
> the capacity does as well. This causes rapid changes in the 
> load-to-capacity-ratio, which will cause queues and/or packet loss 
> unless it's planned /really/ well. I'm not going to say that is 
> impossible, but it's certainly hard.
>
All nicely put. That's just the point I was trying to make, albeit as a 
question not necessarily a conclusion.

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