Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: network nicety | Date | Fri, 9 Oct 1998 17:47:02 +0100 (BST) |
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> Sure - you're saying that just because you're downloading an > application for a customer, nobody else should be able to use that > link - and I have to say that I disagree with that viewpoint.
TCP/IP doesnt claim to be fair
> IMHO, the fact that an FTP transfer will automatically grab 100% of > the bandwidth of one's primary link given the slightest chance can > only be bad - and the same applies to any other protocol. What I'd > like to see is some form of bandwidth limiting system which prevents > any one protocol from grabbing more than 90% of the bandwidth to > itself, but which allows any protocol to use all otherwise unused > bandwidth if it needs it, but automatically relinquishes the excess > bandwidth as soon as anything else needs it.
Its called CBQ and Linux 2.1.x supports it. Don't expect ISP end user ports to support it in the next 5 years however, $10/month customers arent worth the CPU cost of such things
Alan
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