How does the current congestion management technique work?
The current congestion management technique works as follows: If a certain area of the network nears a state of congestion, the technique will ensure that all customers have a fair share of access to the network. It will identify which customer accounts are using the greatest amounts of bandwidth and their Internet traffic will be temporarily managed until the period of congestion passes. Customers will still be able to do anything they want to online, and many activities will be unaffected, but they could experience things like: longer times to download or upload files, surfing the Web may seem somewhat slower, or playing games online may seem somewhat sluggish. The technique does not manage congestion based on the online activities, protocols or applications a customer uses; it only focuses on the heaviest users in real time, so the periods of congestion typically tend to be very fleeting and sporadic. It is important to note that the effect of this technique is temporary and it has
