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04-13-2004, 03:27 AM
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Contention Ratio
Hello.
I just wondered if someone can explain contention ratios to me? I always understood that a contention ratio of 50:1 meant that 50 users were sharing 1 modem. If this is the case, why do I have less problems with a dial-up internet company on a 50:1 ratio than another company on a 10:1 ratio? Cheers for your help John John |
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04-13-2004, 04:00 AM
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Re: Contention Ratio
John <> wrote in news:imjm70dmug49s05aihiuq7qldno3v0v6ud@
4ax.com: > I always understood that a contention ratio of 50:1 meant that 50 > users were sharing 1 modem. If this is the case, why do I have less > problems with a dial-up internet company on a 50:1 ratio than another > company on a 10:1 ratio? > A crappy ISP with a 10:1 ratio is worse than a good ISP with a 50:1 ratio. My new company has (at last check) a 9:1 ratio for dial up. It's kinda like DSL vs Cable. Good DSL is better than crap cable, and good cable is better than crap DSL. -- website: http://www.demonlag.com AIM: FrznFoodClerk |
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04-13-2004, 02:31 PM
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Re: Contention Ratio
As I understand it, those numbers only reflect the likelihood of connecting
vs. getting a busy signal. Once connected, it is one user per modem and you are the one. "John" <> wrote in message news:... > Hello. > > I just wondered if someone can explain contention ratios to me? > > I always understood that a contention ratio of 50:1 meant that 50 > users were sharing 1 modem. If this is the case, why do I have less > problems with a dial-up internet company on a 50:1 ratio than another > company on a 10:1 ratio? > > Cheers for your help > > John > > |
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04-13-2004, 04:19 PM
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Re: Contention Ratio
John wrote:
> > I just wondered if someone can explain contention ratios to me? > > I always understood that a contention ratio of 50:1 meant that 50 > users were sharing 1 modem. If this is the case, why do I have less It's my understanding that an ISP can only have a single user on a single physical modem. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/ |
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04-13-2004, 09:27 PM
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Re: Contention Ratio
Plato <|@|.|> wrote in news:407c0433$0$70973$:
> It's my understanding that an ISP can only have a single user on a > single physical modem. > Yes. Contention ratio only affects your ability to dial in at all. If there is 8:1 users/modems, then only 1 out of every 8 users can be dialed in at once. 8:1 is generally considered very, very good for a user:modem ratio. Beyond the ability to actually connect, the rest comes up to what kind of service the ISP provides. -- website: http://www.demonlag.com AIM: FrznFoodClerk |
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