"Mitigate bufferbloat" reduces download bandwidth by half

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It is a hidden feature.

Need Active Queue Management for Bufferbloat (fq_codel)

Thanks for the info @Mark9. In firmware 8.0.0 beta 3, if you go to support.cgi (Login to Web Admin, in the URL bar rename index.cgi to support.cgi then press Enter), you’ll see there is a new “Mitigate bufferbloat” option like this, at the bottom of the page: [image] Please try it out and let us know your result! You can get the new beta firmware here:

Need Active Queue Management for Bufferbloat (fq_codel)

Success! The support team found that I also needed to enable Advanced->QoS->Application->DSL/Cable Optimization. Once I adjusted my WAN download and upload values properly (around 10% below Comcast provisioned values), I was then able to get a Bufferbloat grade of A with Speed test - how fast is your internet? | DSLReports, ISP Information. FYI, and as is expected with Bufferbloat algorithms, the extra cpu overhead reduces my download throughput on the Surf Soho to around 100Mbps +/- 5Mbps as…

@Don_Ferrario do you mind sharing your impression about the impact of the bufferbloat management?