en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
2 edits | This is opposite of power boost... power throttle
When AT&T is clearly targeting the higher tiers
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This could occur more often with higher speed Internet access products.
This makes it sound like the cable version of PowerBoost... but in reverse.
PowerBoost = an extra 'boost' in speed for a few seconds of a download as conditions permit
Uverse = an extra throttle in speed for an unspecified amount of time as conditions warrant.
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02
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4 edits | No. Again, they're making reference to the fact that a user on a 10Mbps U-Verse tier may be pushed back to 6Mbps if his/her line can't handle cramming the dual streams in there. They aren't actually throttling back speeds as part of a new network management routine aimed at tackling P2P.
The "temporarily reduced" bit is simply warning users that they may see reduced throughput if HD is gobbling up all of the available bandwidth since HD is going to have QOS priority over Internet data....
I agree the wording is confusing (Shite even, as my friend from Wales would say), but they're not talking about new traffic management. I think some lawyer probably tried too hard to explain the limitations of cramming HD over VDSL without having to actually admit that their choice of VDSL has limitations.
Filter truth through a team of lawyers and marketing people and you 'll usually get gobbledygook... |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
1 edit | Well, according to some reading on utalk.att.com
They're pushing for a more 'variable' data rate, on the VDSL side using QoS vs. fixed rate channels (see slide show page 11 »www.oecd.org/dataoecd/36/23/40460750.pdf )
Sort of like power boost in reverse as a poor analogy.
I think the 'glass half full' (i.e. 6Mbps boostable to 10) sells easier than 10Mbps throttling back to 6Mbps 'glass half empty' approach. But that's just me.
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Yeah, I get what you're saying, yes.
Adaptive bandwidth based on HD's QoS needs, being marketed in reverse. |
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dcurrey
Premium
join:2004-06-29 | reply to Karl Bode
Ummm does that translate to "Our network is crappy and can't handle the BS speeds and services you are paying for" |
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