Why internet speed is so slow?
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Simple Internet Access Diagram
Reasons Internet speed is slow
A(Your PC) - Too many applications in your PC use Internet and/or at least one application is malicious, e.g. virus, worm, etc.
B(Your ISP equipments) - Network congestion and/or over-utilization in your ISP
C(Your ISP international gateway) - Network congestion and/or over-utilization in your ISP international gateway
D(Internet) - Network congestion and/or over-utilization
E(Website host international gateway) - Network congestion and/or over-utilization in website host international gateway
F(Website host/server) - host is overloaded
1 - Network congestion and/or over-utilization between your PC and your ISP
2 - Network congestion and/or overiutilization between your ISP and your ISP international gateway
3 - Network congestion and/or over-utilization between your ISP international gateway and a cable operator
4 - Network congestion and/or over-utilization between website host international gateway and a cable operator
5 - Network congestion and/or over-utilization between website host and website host international gateway
For broadband users in developing countries, besides Internet over-utilization at user PCs(comparing to subscribed rate and/or real capacity of ISPs) and overloading at website hosts, usual issue is network over-utilization and/or under capacity at (2) and (3).
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