Re: TCP/IQ utility

Spammy wrote on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:32:17 +0930:

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> "Phil" <pylchung@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Spammy Sammy" <Someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>>> My NB1300+4 reports my connection speeds as 890/6100 whereas the
>>> TCP/IQ utility reports 630/4100. Is TCP/IQ known for giving misleading
>>> readings at all?
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>> The former is your connection speed. The latter is your throughput?
>>
> Hi.
> Maybe a daft q, but what's the difference between connection speed and
> throughput?
>

One is the speed at which your router is sync'd to the equipment at the
exchange, and is the theoretical maximum data transfer rate. The real
throughput is what you can actually achieve based on packet overheads,
retransmissions due to errors or timeouts, and any throttling in place past
the exchange connection point.

Dan


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