A different isp seems to have particularly good prices but doesnt list contention ratios. To setup the bandwidth limitation you will need winbox software to access the device and configure the device. Monitoring network with the dude pc x86 or mikrotik npk ver. Hi guys we are very skilled with mikrotik but we need an advice for ubiquiti. Some features of mikrotik routeros traffic control mechanism are listed below. In computer networking, the contention ratio is the ratio of the potential maximum demand to the actual bandwidth. Fiber connection is very expensive even for an 8mbps almost 75 usd per month simply we have poor internet infrastructure. Mikrotik routeros has a smart system of queue trees which can be used for contention purposes, limitation of. Both dsl, lte and fiber are capped somewhere between 210gb a day. Ubiquiti vs mikrotik in real world ubiquiti community. Mikrotik routeros workshop qos best practice prague mum czech. The part that hurts is the designedfor contention ratio its a way, essentially, to get people to stop trying to download as much as they can yet stay under the cap, it seems. Mikrotik is a latvian company which was founded in 1996 to develop routers and wireless isp systems. When your contention ratio is high meaning a lot of people are connected to the same line as you it can potentially drag down your broadband speeds.
So, i phoned them to query this and was told that bt did away with quoting contention ratios in 2005 and that companies listing them dont know their own product. Monitoring network with the dude pc x86 or mikrotik npk. Queues and data rate management document revision 1. Well jehanzeb bahi the blog is full of pretty good information on mikrotik.
It can be generally seen that when contention ratio is. The higher the contention ratio, the greater the number of users that may be. The next variable you need to consider is download capacity. Typically upload is 10% of download network average. Mikrotik tutorial 52 qos basics grouping queues youtube. In the latter case two users trying to download at the same time means each get 50% of the speed. Or you can also install it on your mikrotik x86routerboard. How to setup bandwidth limitation by using a mikrotik router board. Now, im relocating so ive been checking out the latest isp deals. In computer networking, the contention ratio is the ratio of the potential maximum demand to the. Contention ratio the ratio to which the defined data rate is shared among users when data rate is allocated to a number of subscribers. It is the number of subscribers that have a single speed limitation, applied to all of them together. Mikrotik now provides hardware and software for internet connectivity in most of the countries around the world.