D-Link DI-724GU - Manual (Page 47)

47 D-Link DI-724GU User Manual
Section 3 - Configuration
The StreamEngine option is disabled by
default. Enable it for better performance
and experience with online games and other
interactive applications, such as VoIP.
This option should be enabled when you
have a slow Internet uplink. It helps to reduce
the impact that large low priority network
packets can have on more urgent ones
by breaking the large packets into several
smaller packets.
When enabled, this option causes the router
to automatically measure the useful uplink
bandwidth each time the WAN interface is
re-established (after a reboot, for example).
This is the uplink speed measured when
the WAN interface was last re-established.
The value may be lower than that reported
by your ISP as it does not include all of the
network protocol overheads associated with
your ISP’s network. Typically, this figure will
be between 87% and 91% of the stated uplink
speed for xDSL connections and around 5
kbps lower for cable network connections.
If Automatic Uplink Speed is disabled, this options allows you to set the uplink speed manually. Uplink speed is the
speed at which data can be transferred from the router to your ISP. This is determined by your ISP. ISPs often specify
speed as a downlink/uplink pair; for example, 1.5Mbps/284kbps. For this example, you would enter “284”. Alternatively
you can test your uplink speed with a service such as http://www.dslreports.com/. Note however that sites such as DSL
Reports, because they do not consider as many network protocol overheads, will generally note speeds slightly lower
than the Measured Uplink Speed or the ISP rated speed.
Enabled/
Disabled:
Dynamic
Fragmentation:
Automatic Uplink
Speed:
Measured Uplink
Speed:
Uplink Speed:
StreamEngine