Fluidic
04-07-2005, 05:09 PM
Canadian ISP Shaw has started using packet shaping technology to throttle the bandwidth of its Bit Torrent users, says broadbandreports, quoting a “self-proclaimed company insider”.
" 'This came about due to customer complaints about High-Speed Internet being... well... not high-speed,' the self-professed insider proclaims.
"Turns out there was a lot (A LOT) in BT traffic in Vancouver, so much so that it was causing congestion in the RF/Fiber cable plant, or so I've been told. Cost to fix: $2 to $3 million".
The report, from Karl Bode, says Shaw allegedly green-lighted the use of an Ellacoya switch to limit Bit Torrent traffic at various hubs on the Shaw network.
“While the idea started in the Cordova area of Vancouver, the source claims, it has now been applied to the entire Shaw network in order to regain some of their ‘lost’ bandwidth,” says Bode, adding:
“Of course once you take the route of throttling applications, users - when not giving you a verbal black eye - begin their quest to get around the bandwidth blockade. Shaw users are already eyeing open-source pre-alpha workarounds (like Rodi), waiting for them to evolve in order to beat the efforts of the ISP's.”
" 'This came about due to customer complaints about High-Speed Internet being... well... not high-speed,' the self-professed insider proclaims.
"Turns out there was a lot (A LOT) in BT traffic in Vancouver, so much so that it was causing congestion in the RF/Fiber cable plant, or so I've been told. Cost to fix: $2 to $3 million".
The report, from Karl Bode, says Shaw allegedly green-lighted the use of an Ellacoya switch to limit Bit Torrent traffic at various hubs on the Shaw network.
“While the idea started in the Cordova area of Vancouver, the source claims, it has now been applied to the entire Shaw network in order to regain some of their ‘lost’ bandwidth,” says Bode, adding:
“Of course once you take the route of throttling applications, users - when not giving you a verbal black eye - begin their quest to get around the bandwidth blockade. Shaw users are already eyeing open-source pre-alpha workarounds (like Rodi), waiting for them to evolve in order to beat the efforts of the ISP's.”