Traffic Prioritisation, QoS and Skype
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I’d like to share some information about how the AccessPlus network divides and prioritises traffic.
This is known as QoS (Quality of Service)
All traffic on our networks (fibre and wireless) is prioritised by type. Low latency and critical applications have first priority in peak use periods.
Traffic higher up in the QoS tree will always get access to bandwidth before traffic in lower branches, meaning that shared bandwidth is divided more effectively between multiple users.
Imagine the connection as a highway into your local accommodation area / village. At 4am when traffic is light, all vehicles move faster and there is overall a lot of unused road available.
When reaching peak periods, all traffic moves slower. Some vehicles (buses, ambulances, firetrucks) receive different treatment over other sorts of traffic. They have priority that guarantees them better access to the highway or parts of it.
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Without some sort of traffic management, download and P2P would fill the network bandwidth and all services would end up running slowly while fighting for available bandwidth. Continue Reading
