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Re: 128Kb/s Upstream Throttles 2Mb/s downstream

From: Simon Byrnand <simon_at_igrin.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:58:58 +1300
Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.1.20051025145702.036642a8@pop3.igrin.co.nz>

At 14:32 25/10/2005, Nicholas Lee wrote:
>On 10/22/05, Alastair Johnson <aj@sneep.net> wrote:
>
> > Although that doesn't in it's entirety explain the 160kbps upstream you
> > are seeing, but nonetheless you are getting more than 128k anyway, so be
> > happy.
>
>128kbps has always been rate limited by Telecom to about 16kBi/s.
>Maybe some confusion with figures?

128Kbit upstream data rate plans are throttled to 160Kbit DSL line
rate, and the old 192Kbit data rate plans were throttled to 320Kbit
DSL line rate for the upstream...the difference is due to protocol overheads...

Regards,
Simon

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