Comparing DSL/Cable/Fiber multiple user (15+) synchronous performance

bdubs85

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Currently, a customer has 3M down/512K up DSL (obviously lower tier, so definitely upgradable) and i'm looking at options for upgrades within the year. They are a non-profit, so I'm guessing they don't want to push for a business class SLA and the cost that goes along with it, so a residential connection may be the only option.

ATT DSL i believe gets up to 24M/3M
Charter Cable gets either 30M/4M or 100M/5M
There is a local non-FIOS fiber company that gives 25M/5M but they are extremely unreliable

I've got the 30M/4M charter service for my personal use which isn't very heavily saturated in the local area except during peak weekend hours which won't be an issue since the customer isn't open during those times anyway. I have 8-10 devices on it, including 2 kids who use netflix quite often and never notice latency issues.

There will be a good 15+, occasionally over 25-30 people on the service and there will be QOS implemented to throttle heavy users.

Is there any good information about actual performance of DSL/Cable performance under sustained load from simultaneous users?
 
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Any connection can handle many users, its router that you need to think about and it should be business class, with as you mentioned, QOS, with the users connection to it via wired/wireless switches. Talk to a company that specialises in SOHO networks.
Any connection can handle many users, its router that you need to think about and it should be business class, with as you mentioned, QOS, with the users connection to it via wired/wireless switches. Talk to a company that specialises in SOHO networks.
 
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bdubs85

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what i meant to say was, does anyone know of any actual data comparing speed and latency of the two systems: like cable, where 2k or so homes are/were (they were back when i was in college) serviced by a single bus line, compared to DSL, where each subscriber has a direct link to the CO. Data such as: after X number of other users running constant uploads on the circuit, latency/speeds varied by Yms or ZMbps
 

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