Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 29 Jan 1998 14:53:36 +1100 | From | Kevin Lentin <> | Subject | Re: Packet Scheduling |
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On Wed, Jan 28, 1998 at 10:01:46AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > large incoming transfers will just be ACKs which are small. Maybe a scheme > > to delay incoming packets or maybe bandwidth limiting on specific ports or > > something. > > Delaying incoming packets doesnt change the speed of the link. You need > to throw a few away.
It doesn't change the speed of the link but if you delay certain incoming packets then surely bandwidth is released for other purposes.
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