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  How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance router  if the speed varies? Markos <markos@c2o.pro.br> - 2021-03-09 19:30 +0100
    Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance  router if the speed varies? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-03-09 19:50 +0100
      Re: Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance  router if the speed varies? Markos <markos@c2o.pro.br> - 2021-03-10 01:20 +0100
        Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance  router if the speed varies? Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2021-03-10 09:50 +0100
          Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance  router if the speed varies? Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 13:50 +0100
          Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance  router if the speed varies? Markos <markos@c2o.pro.br> - 2021-03-12 15:40 +0100
            Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance  router if the speed varies? Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2021-03-12 15:50 +0100

#232596 — How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance router if the speed varies?

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Hi,

I'm a Debian user and have already configured a router TL-R470T+ to 
connect with 2 providers (by PPPoE and dynamic link). And I'm using the 
TL-WR841ND V10 router only as an access point.

Now I'm in doubt as to how I will set the Upstream and Downstream 
Bandwidth for each ISP if every time I do a test (for example on 
www.speedtest.net <http://www.speedtest.net>) I find a different speed 
that can vary from 2 to 20 Mbps?

Any guidance?

Thank you,
Akvo

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#232597 — Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance router if the speed varies?

Markos wrote: 
> I'm a Debian user and have already configured a router TL-R470T+ to connect
> with 2 providers (by PPPoE and dynamic link). And I'm using the TL-WR841ND
> V10 router only as an access point.
> 
> Now I'm in doubt as to how I will set the Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth
> for each ISP if every time I do a test (for example on www.speedtest.net
> <http://www.speedtest.net>) I find a different speed that can vary from 2 to
> 20 Mbps?

This isn't really a Debian issue, but let me take a stab at it:

Disconnect network A. Run a speed test.

Connect network B, disconnect network A. Run a speed test.

Connect network A again, and now you have values for A and B to
plug into your router.

-dsr-

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#232634 — Re: Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance router if the speed varies?

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Markos wrote:

>> I'm a Debian user and have already configured a router TL-R470T+ to connect
>> with 2 providers (by PPPoE and dynamic link). And I'm using the TL-WR841ND
>> V10 router only as an access point.
>> 
>> Now I'm in doubt as to how I will set the Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth
>> for each ISP if every time I do a test (for example on www.speedtest.net
>> <http://www.speedtest.net>) I find a different speed that can vary from 2 to
>> 20 Mbps?

>This isn't really a Debian issue, but let me take a stab at it:

>Disconnect network A. Run a speed test.

>Connect network B, disconnect network A. Run a speed test.

>Connect network A again, and now you have values for A and B to
>plug into your router.

>-dsr-

Hi Dan, Yes, you are right, it is not a specific Debian issue.But I 
don't know where to ask for help. I'm having trouble finding reliable 
answers to configure this router.There are many videos on Youtube but 
with contradictory information.I searched on the TP-link website and 
posted a question on the forum but I didn't have an answer.I did what 
you suggested, but throughout the day the speed varies. So my question 
is, what a speed value mean if it varies throughout the day?Thank you 
for your attention.   
Markos

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#232655 — Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance router if the speed varies?

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On 09/03/2021 23:20, Markos wrote:
> Markos wrote:
> >> I'm a Debian user and have already configured a router TL-R470T+ to connect
> >> with 2 providers (by PPPoE and dynamic link). And I'm using the TL-WR841ND
> >> V10 router only as an access point.
> >> 
> >> Now I'm in doubt as to how I will set the Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth
> >> for each ISP if every time I do a test (for example on www.speedtest.net
> >> <http://www.speedtest.net>) I find a different speed that can vary from 2 to
> >> 20 Mbps?
>
> >This isn't really a Debian issue, but let me take a stab at it:
>
> >Disconnect network A. Run a speed test.
>
> >Connect network B, disconnect network A. Run a speed test.
>
> >Connect network A again, and now you have values for A and B to
> >plug into your router.
>
> >-dsr-
>
> Hi Dan, Yes, you are right, it is not a specific Debian issue.But I
> don't know where to ask for help. I'm having trouble finding reliable
> answers to configure this router.There are many videos on Youtube but
> with contradictory information.I searched on the TP-link website and
> posted a question on the forum but I didn't have an answer.I did what
> you suggested, but throughout the day the speed varies. So my question
> is, what a speed value mean if it varies throughout the day?

I think you're getting into fundamentals of how your internet is
provided. I'm not a networking engineer, so some of the detail of the
following might be off, but this is how I understand it to work. The
most popular broadband around at the moment is ADSL. This is, in VERY
broad strokes, an extension of the older analogue modem technology. But,
instead of the data being modulated into audible sound, it's modulated
into ultrasonic sound. Instead of dialling into a server halfway across
the country, with ADSL the sound only needs to carry as far as your
local telephone exchange. Blocks of frequency, all above human hearing,
are used and the total frequency range (and therefore data bandwidth) is
MUCH higher than before. (Incidentally, because ADSL is fully above
human hearing, this is why we can use a "microfilter" to split the data
and voice frequencies, meaning you can use your phone without disrupting
the internet).

Now, here is the first reason why the speed can vary throughout the day.
ADSL is, fundamentally, trying to push wires which were only rated for
voice frequencies beyond their limits. Sure, all data transmission
technologies have an analogue medium, but Cat5e Ethernet cable is
designed to fully handle the frequencies being passed across it. The
copper phone lines to your telephone exchange might be half buried in
water, they might run alongside a train track, they might follow the
twisty route of a suburban road, rather than taking the most direct
route. The upshot of this is that the amount of noise on your line
probably isn't constant. Your ADSL modem will be constantly monitoring
the signal-to-noise ratio of the various blocks of frequency, and the
two ends will negotiate which to use. To put it simply, bad weather can
reduce your bandwidth.

Another issue that might affect your speed is "contention". Contention
is a more broadly-applicable issue. You see it on ADSL broadband, but
you see it more commonly on Cable broadband. Contention basically means
that some part of the connection between your house and the ISP's
central servers is oversold. Taking the ADSL system as an example, let's
put ourselves in the shoes of a fledgling ISP. We are provisioning a
neighbourhood for ADSL. Let's say that, theoretically, ADSL can go up to
50Mbps per line and that there are 100 houses being served by this one
exchange. That means we need a 5Gbps link between the exchange and our
servers, right? But they're SO expensive! And, no-one's actually bought
ADSL yet, let alone the "Top Speed" package. If we buy the 1Gbps link,
we can save massively. So, people start buying  ADSL and they're getting
10Mbps speeds. Wow! That's fast compared to 56kbps! 20 people buy it. 50
people buy it. Excellent, we're still only at half the capacity of our
big link. Oh, but here's a technology update and ADSL can now reach
25Mbps. As you can see, as more and more people buy ADSL, and the ADSL
routers get cheaper and faster, the pressure on the uplink increases.
Now, as this happens, your ADSL modem will still report the fast speed.
As far as it's concerned, it's established a, say, 25Mbps connection
with the telephone exchange. Now, if it's 3am, perhaps you CAN download
at close to that speed. But what if it's 7pm? And it's the season finale
of "Lilliput's Got Talent". Suddenly, you've got dozens of people trying
to download masses of data. Everyone is still connected to the telephone
exchange at high speed, but the over-sold uplink can't transfer all of
that data, so everyone's bandwidth slows to a crawl.

So, what can you do about it? Well, you probably can't complain to your
ISP. They probably sold you your internet as "Up to Xmbps", because they
know that the rated speed is rarely achievable. You MIGHT be able to
switch to an alternative technology; if speed really matters to you,
consider buying a "dedicated line". This will bypass the contention
issue and, depending on the physical technology used may be less
susceptible to the environment. Alternatively, you could just decide
"does this matter to me?" Broadband IS important to qualty of life
online these days, but ultrafast broadband is not so much. Have a think
about what's "fast enough" for you.


> Thank you for your attention.  
> Markos

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#232679 — Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance router if the speed varies?

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Top-posting Darac's excellent long response. Here's a data point for you.
The effective bandwidth increase from 10Mb/s ethernet to 100Mb/s ethernet
was achieved by simply using more conductors. Already in the connectors and
cabling. But no one added capacity upstream specifically for that. Just
added more customers and infrastructure.

Top-posting Darac's excellent long response. Here's a data point for you.
> The effective bandwidth increase from 10Mb/s ethernet to 100Mb/s ethernet
> was achieved by simply using more conductors. Already in the connectors and
> cabling. But no one added capacity upstream specifically for that. Just
> added more customers and infrastructure.
>
> On Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 2:48 AM Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 09/03/2021 23:20, Markos wrote:
>>
>> Markos wrote:
>>
>> >> I'm a Debian user and have already configured a router TL-R470T+ to connect
>> >> with 2 providers (by PPPoE and dynamic link). And I'm using the TL-WR841ND
>> >> V10 router only as an access point.
>> >>
>> >> Now I'm in doubt as to how I will set the Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth
>> >> for each ISP if every time I do a test (for example on www.speedtest.net
>> >> <http://www.speedtest.net> <http://www.speedtest.net>) I find a different speed that can vary from 2 to
>> >> 20 Mbps?
>>
>> >This isn't really a Debian issue, but let me take a stab at it:
>>
>> >Disconnect network A. Run a speed test.
>>
>> >Connect network B, disconnect network A. Run a speed test.
>>
>> >Connect network A again, and now you have values for A and B to
>> >plug into your router.
>>
>> >-dsr-
>> Hi Dan,
>>
>> Yes, you are right, it is not a specific Debian issue.
>> But I don't know where to ask for help. I'm having trouble finding reliable answers to configure this router.
>> There are many videos on Youtube but with contradictory information.
>> I searched on the TP-link website and posted a question on the forum but I didn't have an answer.
>> I did what you suggested, but throughout the day the speed varies.
>> So my question is, what a speed value mean if it varies throughout the day?
>>
>> I think you're getting into fundamentals of how your internet is
>> provided. I'm not a networking engineer, so some of the detail of the
>> following might be off, but this is how I understand it to work. The most
>> popular broadband around at the moment is ADSL. This is, in VERY broad
>> strokes, an extension of the older analogue modem technology. But, instead
>> of the data being modulated into audible sound, it's modulated into
>> ultrasonic sound. Instead of dialling into a server halfway across the
>> country, with ADSL the sound only needs to carry as far as your local
>> telephone exchange. Blocks of frequency, all above human hearing, are used
>> and the total frequency range (and therefore data bandwidth) is MUCH higher
>> than before. (Incidentally, because ADSL is fully above human hearing, this
>> is why we can use a "microfilter" to split the data and voice frequencies,
>> meaning you can use your phone without disrupting the internet).
>>
>> Now, here is the first reason why the speed can vary throughout the day.
>> ADSL is, fundamentally, trying to push wires which were only rated for
>> voice frequencies beyond their limits. Sure, all data transmission
>> technologies have an analogue medium, but Cat5e Ethernet cable is designed
>> to fully handle the frequencies being passed across it. The copper phone
>> lines to your telephone exchange might be half buried in water, they might
>> run alongside a train track, they might follow the twisty route of a
>> suburban road, rather than taking the most direct route. The upshot of this
>> is that the amount of noise on your line probably isn't constant. Your ADSL
>> modem will be constantly monitoring the signal-to-noise ratio of the
>> various blocks of frequency, and the two ends will negotiate which to use.
>> To put it simply, bad weather can reduce your bandwidth.
>>
>> Another issue that might affect your speed is "contention". Contention is
>> a more broadly-applicable issue. You see it on ADSL broadband, but you see
>> it more commonly on Cable broadband. Contention basically means that some
>> part of the connection between your house and the ISP's central servers is
>> oversold. Taking the ADSL system as an example, let's put ourselves in the
>> shoes of a fledgling ISP. We are provisioning a neighbourhood for ADSL.
>> Let's say that, theoretically, ADSL can go up to 50Mbps per line and that
>> there are 100 houses being served by this one exchange. That means we need
>> a 5Gbps link between the exchange and our servers, right? But they're SO
>> expensive! And, no-one's actually bought ADSL yet, let alone the "Top
>> Speed" package. If we buy the 1Gbps link, we can save massively. So, people
>> start buying  ADSL and they're getting 10Mbps speeds. Wow! That's fast
>> compared to 56kbps! 20 people buy it. 50 people buy it. Excellent, we're
>> still only at half the capacity of our big link. Oh, but here's a
>> technology update and ADSL can now reach 25Mbps. As you can see, as more
>> and more people buy ADSL, and the ADSL routers get cheaper and faster, the
>> pressure on the uplink increases. Now, as this happens, your ADSL modem
>> will still report the fast speed. As far as it's concerned, it's
>> established a, say, 25Mbps connection with the telephone exchange. Now, if
>> it's 3am, perhaps you CAN download at close to that speed. But what if it's
>> 7pm? And it's the season finale of "Lilliput's Got Talent". Suddenly,
>> you've got dozens of people trying to download masses of data. Everyone is
>> still connected to the telephone exchange at high speed, but the over-sold
>> uplink can't transfer all of that data, so everyone's bandwidth slows to a
>> crawl.
>>
>> So, what can you do about it? Well, you probably can't complain to your
>> ISP. They probably sold you your internet as "Up to Xmbps", because they
>> know that the rated speed is rarely achievable. You MIGHT be able to switch
>> to an alternative technology; if speed really matters to you, consider
>> buying a "dedicated line". This will bypass the contention issue and,
>> depending on the physical technology used may be less susceptible to the
>> environment. Alternatively, you could just decide "does this matter to me?"
>> Broadband IS important to qualty of life online these days, but ultrafast
>> broadband is not so much. Have a think about what's "fast enough" for you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your attention.
>> Markos
>>
>>

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#232895 — Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance router if the speed varies?

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Em 10-03-2021 05:48, Darac Marjal escreveu:
>
>
> On 09/03/2021 23:20, Markos wrote:
>> Markos wrote:
>> >> I'm a Debian user and have already configured a router TL-R470T+ to connect
>> >> with 2 providers (by PPPoE and dynamic link). And I'm using the TL-WR841ND
>> >> V10 router only as an access point.
>> >> 
>> >> Now I'm in doubt as to how I will set the Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth
>> >> for each ISP if every time I do a test (for example on www.speedtest.net
>> >> <http://www.speedtest.net>) I find a different speed that can vary from 2 to
>> >> 20 Mbps?
>>
>> >This isn't really a Debian issue, but let me take a stab at it:
>>
>> >Disconnect network A. Run a speed test.
>>
>> >Connect network B, disconnect network A. Run a speed test.
>>
>> >Connect network A again, and now you have values for A and B to
>> >plug into your router.
>>
>> >-dsr-
>>
>> Hi Dan, Yes, you are right, it is not a specific Debian issue.But I 
>> don't know where to ask for help. I'm having trouble finding reliable 
>> answers to configure this router.There are many videos on Youtube but 
>> with contradictory information.I searched on the TP-link website and 
>> posted a question on the forum but I didn't have an answer.I did what 
>> you suggested, but throughout the day the speed varies. So my 
>> question is, what a speed value mean if it varies throughout the day?
>
> I think you're getting into fundamentals of how your internet is 
> provided. I'm not a networking engineer, so some of the detail of the 
> following might be off, but this is how I understand it to work. The 
> most popular broadband around at the moment is ADSL. This is, in VERY 
> broad strokes, an extension of the older analogue modem technology. 
> But, instead of the data being modulated into audible sound, it's 
> modulated into ultrasonic sound. Instead of dialling into a server 
> halfway across the country, with ADSL the sound only needs to carry as 
> far as your local telephone exchange. Blocks of frequency, all above 
> human hearing, are used and the total frequency range (and therefore 
> data bandwidth) is MUCH higher than before. (Incidentally, because 
> ADSL is fully above human hearing, this is why we can use a 
> "microfilter" to split the data and voice frequencies, meaning you can 
> use your phone without disrupting the internet).
>
> Now, here is the first reason why the speed can vary throughout the 
> day. ADSL is, fundamentally, trying to push wires which were only 
> rated for voice frequencies beyond their limits. Sure, all data 
> transmission technologies have an analogue medium, but Cat5e Ethernet 
> cable is designed to fully handle the frequencies being passed across 
> it. The copper phone lines to your telephone exchange might be half 
> buried in water, they might run alongside a train track, they might 
> follow the twisty route of a suburban road, rather than taking the 
> most direct route. The upshot of this is that the amount of noise on 
> your line probably isn't constant. Your ADSL modem will be constantly 
> monitoring the signal-to-noise ratio of the various blocks of 
> frequency, and the two ends will negotiate which to use. To put it 
> simply, bad weather can reduce your bandwidth.
>
> Another issue that might affect your speed is "contention". Contention 
> is a more broadly-applicable issue. You see it on ADSL broadband, but 
> you see it more commonly on Cable broadband. Contention basically 
> means that some part of the connection between your house and the 
> ISP's central servers is oversold. Taking the ADSL system as an 
> example, let's put ourselves in the shoes of a fledgling ISP. We are 
> provisioning a neighbourhood for ADSL. Let's say that, theoretically, 
> ADSL can go up to 50Mbps per line and that there are 100 houses being 
> served by this one exchange. That means we need a 5Gbps link between 
> the exchange and our servers, right? But they're SO expensive! And, 
> no-one's actually bought ADSL yet, let alone the "Top Speed" package. 
> If we buy the 1Gbps link, we can save massively. So, people start 
> buying  ADSL and they're getting 10Mbps speeds. Wow! That's fast 
> compared to 56kbps! 20 people buy it. 50 people buy it. Excellent, 
> we're still only at half the capacity of our big link. Oh, but here's 
> a technology update and ADSL can now reach 25Mbps. As you can see, as 
> more and more people buy ADSL, and the ADSL routers get cheaper and 
> faster, the pressure on the uplink increases. Now, as this happens, 
> your ADSL modem will still report the fast speed. As far as it's 
> concerned, it's established a, say, 25Mbps connection with the 
> telephone exchange. Now, if it's 3am, perhaps you CAN download at 
> close to that speed. But what if it's 7pm? And it's the season finale 
> of "Lilliput's Got Talent". Suddenly, you've got dozens of people 
> trying to download masses of data. Everyone is still connected to the 
> telephone exchange at high speed, but the over-sold uplink can't 
> transfer all of that data, so everyone's bandwidth slows to a crawl.
>
> So, what can you do about it? Well, you probably can't complain to 
> your ISP. They probably sold you your internet as "Up to Xmbps", 
> because they know that the rated speed is rarely achievable. You MIGHT 
> be able to switch to an alternative technology; if speed really 
> matters to you, consider buying a "dedicated line". This will bypass 
> the contention issue and, depending on the physical technology used 
> may be less susceptible to the environment. Alternatively, you could 
> just decide "does this matter to me?" Broadband IS important to qualty 
> of life online these days, but ultrafast broadband is not so much. 
> Have a think about what's "fast enough" for you.
>
>
>> Thank you for your attention.   
>> Markos

Dear Darac Marjal,

Thank you very much for your detailed and didactic explanation.

It helped me to understand a little more how things work.

But I'm still don't know what value I use to configure the upload and 
download speeds on my load balance tp-link tl-r470t+ router.

Should I use the maximum speed, average speed or minimum speed?

Thank you very much,
Markos

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#232897 — Re: How to set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth in load balance router if the speed varies?

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On 12/03/2021 14:35, Markos wrote:
>
> Em 10-03-2021 05:48, Darac Marjal escreveu:
>>
>>
>> On 09/03/2021 23:20, Markos wrote:
>>> Markos wrote:
>>> >> I'm a Debian user and have already configured a router TL-R470T+ to connect
>>> >> with 2 providers (by PPPoE and dynamic link). And I'm using the TL-WR841ND
>>> >> V10 router only as an access point.
>>> >> 
>>> >> Now I'm in doubt as to how I will set the Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth
>>> >> for each ISP if every time I do a test (for example on www.speedtest.net
>>> >> <http://www.speedtest.net>) I find a different speed that can vary from 2 to
>>> >> 20 Mbps?
>>>
>>> >This isn't really a Debian issue, but let me take a stab at it:
>>>
>>> >Disconnect network A. Run a speed test.
>>>
>>> >Connect network B, disconnect network A. Run a speed test.
>>>
>>> >Connect network A again, and now you have values for A and B to
>>> >plug into your router.
>>>
>>> >-dsr-
>>>
>>> Hi Dan, Yes, you are right, it is not a specific Debian issue.But I
>>> don't know where to ask for help. I'm having trouble finding
>>> reliable answers to configure this router.There are many videos on
>>> Youtube but with contradictory information.I searched on the TP-link
>>> website and posted a question on the forum but I didn't have an
>>> answer.I did what you suggested, but throughout the day the speed
>>> varies. So my question is, what a speed value mean if it varies
>>> throughout the day?
>>
>> I think you're getting into fundamentals of how your internet is
>> provided. I'm not a networking engineer, so some of the detail of the
>> following might be off, but this is how I understand it to work. The
>> most popular broadband around at the moment is ADSL. This is, in VERY
>> broad strokes, an extension of the older analogue modem technology.
>> But, instead of the data being modulated into audible sound, it's
>> modulated into ultrasonic sound. Instead of dialling into a server
>> halfway across the country, with ADSL the sound only needs to carry
>> as far as your local telephone exchange. Blocks of frequency, all
>> above human hearing, are used and the total frequency range (and
>> therefore data bandwidth) is MUCH higher than before. (Incidentally,
>> because ADSL is fully above human hearing, this is why we can use a
>> "microfilter" to split the data and voice frequencies, meaning you
>> can use your phone without disrupting the internet).
>>
>> Now, here is the first reason why the speed can vary throughout the
>> day. ADSL is, fundamentally, trying to push wires which were only
>> rated for voice frequencies beyond their limits. Sure, all data
>> transmission technologies have an analogue medium, but Cat5e Ethernet
>> cable is designed to fully handle the frequencies being passed across
>> it. The copper phone lines to your telephone exchange might be half
>> buried in water, they might run alongside a train track, they might
>> follow the twisty route of a suburban road, rather than taking the
>> most direct route. The upshot of this is that the amount of noise on
>> your line probably isn't constant. Your ADSL modem will be constantly
>> monitoring the signal-to-noise ratio of the various blocks of
>> frequency, and the two ends will negotiate which to use. To put it
>> simply, bad weather can reduce your bandwidth.
>>
>> Another issue that might affect your speed is "contention".
>> Contention is a more broadly-applicable issue. You see it on ADSL
>> broadband, but you see it more commonly on Cable broadband.
>> Contention basically means that some part of the connection between
>> your house and the ISP's central servers is oversold. Taking the ADSL
>> system as an example, let's put ourselves in the shoes of a fledgling
>> ISP. We are provisioning a neighbourhood for ADSL. Let's say that,
>> theoretically, ADSL can go up to 50Mbps per line and that there are
>> 100 houses being served by this one exchange. That means we need a
>> 5Gbps link between the exchange and our servers, right? But they're
>> SO expensive! And, no-one's actually bought ADSL yet, let alone the
>> "Top Speed" package. If we buy the 1Gbps link, we can save massively.
>> So, people start buying  ADSL and they're getting 10Mbps speeds. Wow!
>> That's fast compared to 56kbps! 20 people buy it. 50 people buy it.
>> Excellent, we're still only at half the capacity of our big link. Oh,
>> but here's a technology update and ADSL can now reach 25Mbps. As you
>> can see, as more and more people buy ADSL, and the ADSL routers get
>> cheaper and faster, the pressure on the uplink increases. Now, as
>> this happens, your ADSL modem will still report the fast speed. As
>> far as it's concerned, it's established a, say, 25Mbps connection
>> with the telephone exchange. Now, if it's 3am, perhaps you CAN
>> download at close to that speed. But what if it's 7pm? And it's the
>> season finale of "Lilliput's Got Talent". Suddenly, you've got dozens
>> of people trying to download masses of data. Everyone is still
>> connected to the telephone exchange at high speed, but the over-sold
>> uplink can't transfer all of that data, so everyone's bandwidth slows
>> to a crawl.
>>
>> So, what can you do about it? Well, you probably can't complain to
>> your ISP. They probably sold you your internet as "Up to Xmbps",
>> because they know that the rated speed is rarely achievable. You
>> MIGHT be able to switch to an alternative technology; if speed really
>> matters to you, consider buying a "dedicated line". This will bypass
>> the contention issue and, depending on the physical technology used
>> may be less susceptible to the environment. Alternatively, you could
>> just decide "does this matter to me?" Broadband IS important to
>> qualty of life online these days, but ultrafast broadband is not so
>> much. Have a think about what's "fast enough" for you.
>>
>>
>>> Thank you for your attention.  
>>> Markos
>
> Dear Darac Marjal,
>
> Thank you very much for your detailed and didactic explanation.
>
> It helped me to understand a little more how things work.
>
> But I'm still don't know what value I use to configure the upload and
> download speeds on my load balance tp-link tl-r470t+ router.
>
> Should I use the maximum speed, average speed or minimum speed?

Oh, yes. That's what we were talking about. Well, I guess it's more
about the _relative_ speeds of the two ISPs, isn't it?

The easiest solution is to not limit the speeds at all. That way, each
interface will use as much bandwidth as is available. If you're wanting
to use QoS and so on, then I guess you need to have an idea of how much
bandwidth is available, in order to decide how much of that to parcel
out to each performance bracket.

I would suggest picking the average speed (average upload and average
download, that is. Treat both speeds as independent). If the speeds
don't vary much, then it doesn't matter too much. If they do, then
sometimes you're not getting the full benefit of your line and sometimes
your balancer might get a bit backed up, but it should still work.

If it really matters to you that the load balancer must match the actual
line speed closely, then see if you can script the changes; run a
periodic speed test and adjust the load balancer values accordingly.

>
> Thank you very much,
> Markos
>

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