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Your internet isn't slow — you probably have a bufferbloat problem

This relatively unknown term can be the reason why your internet feels slow.
GIGAZINE

A website that lets you measure whether your network is experiencing buffer bloat, which can cause delays in online games and video calls.

Bufferbloat ' occurs when a router becomes overloaded by trying to process a large amount of data at once, slowing down your internet connection. You can check whether your current router is prone to ...
Network World

The hidden cause of slow Internet and how to fix it

In 2010, Jim Gettys, a veteran computer programmer who currently works at Google, was at home uploading a large file to his work server. His kids came into his study and said, “Daddy, the Internet is ...
Ars Technica

CoDel buffer management could solve the Internet’s bufferbloat jams

Bufferbloats—an amusing word for a less-than-delightful issue (we reported on these last year). A bufferbloat is the proliferation of more and more buffering of IP packets in routers, switches, modems ...