openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Not Shocking, but This info provides ISPs additional fodder to move towards per-byte billing.• In an average month, the top 1% of subscribers account for 25% of total Internet traffic
• In the upstream direction, the top 1% of subscribers account for 40% of total traffic
• A heavy user is responsible for more than 200 times the total bytes of an average subscriber 1. The network’s top users exhibit relatively little change throughout the day, with constant heavy usage; conversely, most subscribers pop online and offline throughout the day and over the course of a month.
2. Top subscribers still rely heavily on bulk download applications like P2P Filesharing, Storage and Back-Up Services, and News Groups – applications that are responsible for massive amounts of traffic with very little user involvement. One possible explanation for decreased P2P usage.In 2009, networks are transporting almost 56% more data per subscriber to and from storage and back-up services than in 2008, led by one-click download services like Rapidshare and MegaUpload and continuing a trend that first came to prominence last year. Storage and Back-Up services continue to gain more traction as subscribers embrace alternatives to P2P Filesharing networks such as one-click download services like Rapidshare and MegaUpload |
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Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
Saint Louis, MO | "This observation supports the assertion that the heaviest users over a month only have a marginal impact on peak-time traffic levels."
Since ISP costs are based on peak time usage(both hardware and transit) this shows that the heaviest users are not causing a significant cost increase. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Maybe I'm misreading the the rest of that paragraph, but how does Sandvine draw that assertion? The same data also reveals that as the observation window decreases, the total percentage of bytes attributable to heavier network users increases. For instance, the consumption kings for any particular day account for 30% of total bytes, and represent a distinct (but over-lapping) set of subscribers when compared against the consumption kings for a month or a week. Similarly, past research conducted by Sandvine has demonstrated that in any peak time hour, the top users during that hour are responsible for an even higher percentage of total bandwidth, but again are largely distinct from the consumption kings of the preceding month. Distinct but over-lapping set of subscribers? |
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| Anyone who trusts "statistics" from a company who has a vested interest in those "statistics" is a fool. |
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Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
Saint Louis, MO | reply to openbox9
Without the data I suspect that it would be hard to tell how they do it for sure. My suspicion would be that the highest(GB/month) users are probably on lower speed teirs (ie 5,10Mbps) and thus even when downloading at full speed have minimal impact on aggregate peak Mbps. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Agreed. It's difficult to draw serious conclusions without more information...especially based on that paragraph that seems contradictory. |
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said by openbox9:This info provides ISPs additional fodder to move towards per-byte billing. • In an average month, the top 1% of subscribers account for 25% of total Internet traffic
• In the upstream direction, the top 1% of subscribers account for 40% of total traffic
• A heavy user is responsible for more than 200 times the total bytes of an average subscriber 1. The network’s top users exhibit relatively little change throughout the day, with constant heavy usage; conversely, most subscribers pop online and offline throughout the day and over the course of a month.
2. Top subscribers still rely heavily on bulk download applications like P2P Filesharing, Storage and Back-Up Services, and News Groups – applications that are responsible for massive amounts of traffic with very little user involvement. One possible explanation for decreased P2P usage. In 2009, networks are transporting almost 56% more data per subscriber to and from storage and back-up services than in 2008, led by one-click download services like Rapidshare and MegaUpload and continuing a trend that first came to prominence last year. Storage and Back-Up services continue to gain more traction as subscribers embrace alternatives to P2P Filesharing networks such as one-click download services like Rapidshare and MegaUpload When I used the local cable internet provider here (SHAW) they used to send out similar propoganda about interent usage.
They had under 100gig caps, and their policy for going over, was warning, suspension, suspension, kick you off.
So I always asked them... but chasing away high bandwidth users, aren't you artificially lower how much the average user actually uses. You chopping off the top end and then doing the math..
anyways ISP's seem to do anything they can to avoid upgrades. They blamed p2p, now its online video. Instead of getting scared by bandwidth hogs, maybe they should consider them beta testers.
Todays bandwidth hog is tomorrrows average user. |
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