Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad.
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From: Ulrich Speidel <u.speidel@auckland.ac.nz>
To: "Bjørn Ivar Teigen" <bjorn@domos.no>
Cc: "starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net" <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>
Subject: Re: [Starlink] Starlink hidden buffers
Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 09:53:54 +1200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <cf89b0a7-a663-4390-ffff-be3fe0197074@auckland.ac.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKf5G6JoxShUwpFpi_HYPdiN+ZVvQb9gicfbwYbi5dwibj4YiA@mail.gmail.com>

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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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      reply	other threads:[~2023-05-24 21:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-05-13 10:10 Ulrich Speidel
2023-05-13 11:20 ` Sebastian Moeller
2023-05-13 12:16   ` Ulrich Speidel
2023-05-13 23:00     ` David Lang
2023-05-13 22:57 ` David Lang
2023-05-14  6:06   ` Ulrich Speidel
2023-05-14  6:55     ` David Lang
2023-05-14  8:43       ` Ulrich Speidel
2023-05-14  9:00         ` David Lang
2023-05-15  2:41           ` Ulrich Speidel
2023-05-15  3:33             ` David Lang
2023-05-15  6:36               ` Sebastian Moeller
2023-05-15 11:07                 ` David Lang
2023-05-24 12:55               ` Ulrich Speidel
2023-05-24 13:44                 ` Dave Taht
2023-05-24 14:05                   ` David Lang
2023-05-24 14:49                   ` Michael Richardson
2023-05-24 15:09                     ` Dave Collier-Brown
2023-05-24 15:31                     ` Dave Taht
2023-05-24 18:30                       ` Michael Richardson
2023-05-24 18:45                         ` Sebastian Moeller
2023-05-24 13:59                 ` David Lang
2023-05-24 22:39                   ` Ulrich Speidel
2023-05-25  0:06                     ` David Lang
2023-07-27 20:37                     ` Ulrich Speidel
2023-05-24 15:18                 ` Mark Handley
2023-05-24 21:50                   ` Ulrich Speidel
2023-05-25  0:17                     ` David Lang
2023-05-14  9:06         ` Sebastian Moeller
2023-05-14  9:13           ` David Lang
2023-05-14  9:57 ` Oleg Kutkov
2023-05-14  9:59   ` Oleg Kutkov
2023-05-24 15:26 ` Bjørn Ivar Teigen
2023-05-24 21:53   ` Ulrich Speidel [this message]

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