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Proceedings of the 4th ACM SIGCOMM conference on Internet measurement
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ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
An experimental evaluation of rate-adaptation algorithms in adaptive streaming over HTTP
MMSys '11 Proceedings of the second annual ACM conference on Multimedia systems
Bufferbloat: Dark Buffers in the Internet
IEEE Internet Computing
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Proceedings of the 2011 ACM SIGCOMM conference on Internet measurement conference
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ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
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Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
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Proceedings of the 2012 ACM conference on Internet measurement conference
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This paper examines a feature present in some cable broadband networks that can enable, for multiple megabytes of data, higher data rates than what can be sustained over the long term. Commonly referred to as "Powerboost," this feature represents a strategy for sharing unused link capacity among users of cable broadband networks. We explain how Powerboost works under current implementations, consider how it may impact the experiences of broadband users, and examine the challenges that Powerboost poses for the design of performance metrics that may be used to evaluate the service quality of broadband ISPs. We present sample measurement data for a Powerboost enabled broadband connection and discuss how such measurements might be reported in the current large scale broadband measurement study led by the FCC.