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Contention ratio
How oversubscribed a shared link is at the busy hour.
Performance & capacityTelecom & infrastructure
How it's worked out
- Contention = subscribers × plan speed ÷ uplink. Demand = that × busy-hour use
- Equal plan speeds
NoteAbove 100% of uplink at the busy hour means users will feel congestion. Measure the real busy-hour share.
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