Welcome to issue #6 of Packets Down Range. The thing I am excited about lately is the 100 Gig passive mux by solid optics. One of the hats I wear is running an IX. We are always looking for ways to best utilize our dark fiber assets to increase data rates. Keep those tips and articles coming. I am working on the Patreon edition, and it will be released shortly. Data Center News •Are Data Centers pricing themselves out of the market? Rising...
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Packets Down Range #4: Security, Streaming & rate hikes,ARM processor news
Welcome to issue #4 of Packets Down Range. My name is Justin, and I’ll be your host. Highlights of this issue include acquisitions, arm processor news, Nanog elections, and more. . Since the last issue, I have registered packetsdownrange.com. If you have news or want to discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact me. Data Center News •Data Center Switch spending to actually increase. this jives with Companies, such as Arista, who are posting better-than-expected earnings. •Would you run your data center at ninety degrees?...
Continue reading...A Longitudinal View of Netflix
This came across the NANOG mail list. A Longitudinal View of Netflix: Content Delivery over IPv6 and Content Cache Deployments paper: https://bit.ly/2toOGWPslides: https://bit.ly/2ZoEpapvideo: https://vimeo.com/437111302 Some highlights Caches reachable within 6 IP hops and 20 ms-IP path lengths shorter by 40–50%-Latency lower by 64%-Throughput higher by factor of three-Latency benefits more pronounced over IPv4 compared with IPv6 Latency and IP path lengths similar between both address families⇒ High IPv6 preference, however, slight drops during peak hours
Continue reading...Netflix, IPV6, and affects of queing
While trying to get my Playstation to download the latest “No Man’s Sky” download quicker I figured I would share a little torch action. This is showing my wife’s Ipad talking to Netflix while she is watching a streaming TV show. Keep in mind this is just an Ipad, not some 4k TV. Some things to note as you watch this (no sound). 1.Uncapped the connection bursts to 50-60+ megs. 2.The slower your que the connection the more time it spends downloading data. At slower ques...
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Hi this is Justin, it’s Tuesday July 30th 2019 and this is the ISP news you need to know.
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news from the telecom and ISP world with topics relating to 5G and connectivity
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