Contention or Throttling?
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Contention or Throttling?
05-02-2008 5:43 PM
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I've done a search in this forum so hopefully this query hasn't been answered before.
I play online games in the evenings, but lately my pings have been getting so bad I'm being kicked from the servers. I have stopped everything i.e. messaging, anti-virus, windows updates, firewalls etc as a test to free up some ping but it hardly makes any difference. If I log on at 4.30pm I get a ping of around 40 but by 6pm it's about 100 and by 9pm it's up to 300.
My question is therefore: Does PlusNet throttle bandwidth in the evenings (between 4 and 10pm) which would affect my ping or secondly could it be the contention ratio? If it's the latter, I'm assuming I can't tell what ratio I'm sharing with others in my street?
Kind thanks,
Steve
Re: Contention or Throttling?
05-02-2008 5:45 PM
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We actually prioritise Gaming as "Gold" on our network meaning that Gamers should get a good experience.
What may be of use is that we just added some more network capacity which should ensure that your gaming performance is just as it should be.
Re: Contention or Throttling?
05-02-2008 5:56 PM
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Thanks for the prompt reply.
How recent has this addition been? I haven't noticed an increase lately, maybe some, but on the whole my ping and general internet surfing appears to be affected by something.
Regards,
Re: Contention or Throttling?
05-02-2008 6:00 PM
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05-02-2008 6:01 PM
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Re: Contention or Throttling?
05-02-2008 6:12 PM
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Quote from: Jameseh ....
We actually prioritise Gaming as "Gold" on our network meaning that Gamers should get a good experience.
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I thought it was Gold only for BBYW option one and for the rest of the BBYW products it was Titanium as per the product pages.
Re: Contention or Throttling?
05-02-2008 6:17 PM
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If the OP is on Option 1, it's Gold. Option 2/3/4 and Pro have it in Titanium.
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Re: Contention or Throttling?
05-02-2008 10:02 PM
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I'm on option1 PAYG, therefore it looks like I'm getting the gold package. So assuming it's not the contention ratio, I guess I'll have to upgrade to Option 2 onwards for a better gaming ping during peak time?
Thanks for the replies,
Steve
Re: Contention or Throttling?
06-02-2008 9:32 AM
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Re: Contention or Throttling?
06-02-2008 9:51 AM
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Quote from: Kelly Yep that is right: BBYW Traffic Management Pages
If the OP is on Option 1, it's Gold. Option 2/3/4 and Pro have it in Titanium.
Sorry, my mistake
Re: Contention or Throttling?
06-02-2008 9:53 AM
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Quote from: Kelly Do you have interleaving enabled?
I'm not sure what interleaving is...?
Re: Contention or Throttling?
06-02-2008 12:08 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interleaving
This can probably explain it better than I can. However, if Interleaving is turned on, it can have an effect on your pings, as more data is being sent down the line and will take longer to arrive.
Hope this helps.
Re: Contention or Throttling?
06-02-2008 1:42 PM
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Thanks very much for the advice. I've looked into it, and I will check my router out when I get home to see if interleaving is enabled.
Steve
Re: Contention or Throttling?
06-02-2008 2:09 PM
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You currently have interleaving turned on on your line, would you like me to turn it off?
It's essentially something that improves stability and causes latency (ping times) to increase, but isn't needed on decent lines.
Re: Contention or Throttling?
06-02-2008 2:20 PM
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I'm assuming if I have any problems then I can get it turned back on?
Also, from my understanding is the interleaving configured at PlusNet end or in my actual router? I had the impression I was going to have to go into my router to turn it off.
Thanks for doing this,
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