Airtel Broadband speed boost

[Karan]

Let me explain just what is involved in a DSL network. (Thanks to BSNL for it).

1. CPE (Cust. Premises Equipment): Your modem at home.

2. DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexer): It has a built in splitter which splits voice and data at the exchange. It also sets the link speed/linerate for the modem.

3. LAN Switch: For aggregating multiple DSLAMs and providing a common uplink to the core network of the ISP.

4. BRAS (Broadband Remote Access Server): It terminates the customer session, authenticates, allots IP addresses and keeps track of user session for billing along with the RADIUS. Bandwidth control using rate limiting is also done here.

5. SSSS (Subscriber Service Selection System): This provides on demand service without manual intervention. The BOD/SOD is done here.

6. RADIUS: This along with BRAS authenticates customer, upload customer profile in the SSSS and keeps track of billing

7. LDAP(Lightweight Directory Access Protocol): It stores the entire customer database i.e username, password and the default services that it can subscribe to.

I hope you all have a better understanding of what happens behind the scene now. I however don't know the exact reason for the boosts though.

 

[srinitheultimate]

Hmm in tat case will hope the best for future

 

[fusion123]

Thanks for the info karan....dont think the boost will last 2 long for all the guys getting it....airtel is aware of it and already working on it to fix it...

 

[vrb747]

I have experienced these so called speed boosts for the past 4 days here in Mumbai. I have the 64 kbps plan (256kbps at night), but recently have been able to get between 1-2Mbps day and night. Whatever is causing it, i hope it keeps up, have managed to upload 15GB in the past few days alone

 

[vrb747]

Ive been getting it for the past 4 days and so far so good

https://broadband.forum/%3Ca%20href=%22https://www.speedtest.net%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22https://www.speedtest.net/result/238037269.png%22%3E%3C/a%3E

 

[Mac]

Whats the download figure?Uploads = 15GB with 400kbps bandwidth in few days sound rather impossible. Did you mean Downloads?:evil:

 

[vrb747]

No, I really meant uploads. I downloaded about 2 GB (Top Gear). I checked my uploads on IMTorrents and they went from 55Gb to greater than 70GB in 4 days. Prolly what happened is that while running Speedtest they didnt get the true upload speed, maybe, because I am constantly uploading stuff.Right now my upload speed on uTorrent shows up as around 80KBps (640kbps), so Im pretty sure speedtest is not getting my upload speed right. I have no downloads in progress.80KBPs = 80 * 60 * 60 * 24 /1024 /1024 = 6.5GB per day theorticallyalso 371Kbps = almost 4GB per day theoretically.....so its still possible to do 15GB in 4 days

 

[Mac]

Thanks for the explaination
i think your connection syncs at 2560kbps down and 1088kbps up.
that is why ur upload rates r higher than most of us.

No, I really meant uploads. I downloaded about 2 GB (Top Gear). I checked my uploads on IMTorrents and they went from 55Gb to greater than 70GB in 4 days. Prolly what happened is that while running Speedtest they didnt get the true upload speed, maybe, because I am constantly uploading stuff.

Right now my upload speed on uTorrent shows up as around 80KBps (640kbps), so Im pretty sure speedtest is not getting my upload speed right. I have no downloads in progress.


80KBPs = 80 * 60 * 60 * 24 /1024 /1024 = 6.5GB per day theortically

also 371Kbps = almost 4GB per day theoretically.....so its still possible to do 15GB in 4 days

 

[firearm12]

For more indepth coverage of DSL working, check below link. Its for BT but concept would be same.

::. Kitz - How adsl works - 1 .::

 

[Mac]

I already have this link in bookmarks