Ken is right - queues = rate limiting = dropped packets

Josh Luthman
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On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:

>   So when rate hits limit, you want to buffer up packets and increase
> latency, rather than drop packets?
> I can tell you for sure don’t use RED, which is based on increased
> probability of packet drop as buffer fills.  The D stands for drop.
> But eventually you have to drop packets, what choice is there?
>
>
>  *From:* Erich Kaiser <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 14, 2015 10:57 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Mikrotik Queue type question
>
>  What settings are people using for
>
> Simple Queue with burst queue - Queue Type?
>
> I am looking to make sure there is no packet loss.
>
> pfifo, red?  What settings are recommended?
>
>  Erich
>

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