[Asterisk-Users] DSL router with QOS

[Rich Adamson]

> Speaking from my own experience, I would say that "the point" is that when a user 
has, for instance, a DSL line
> running at 3.0mbps down and 256kbps up, it is very easy to saturate the outgoing 
bandwidth, resulting in queues
> of up to 1-2 seconds for outgoing packets at the DSL modem.
> 
> The ADSL line that I use for my VoIP needs is somewhat faster than this, clocking in 
at 768kbps upstream, but I
> nevertheless find it very beneficial to send my VoIP packets to the "head of the 
queue" using a Linux bridge that I
> have inserted into my network between my DSL CPE (bridge) and the rest of my network.
> 

I would agree with that 100%, and our company does a lot of network
performance work for corporate clients throughout the US.