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EPISODE · Oct 19, 2026 · 8 MIN

Why Internet Slows Down When it's Busy - Computerphile

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ISPs don't always get it right - they gamble that all of their subscribers won't use all of their bandwidth all of the time. Dr Richard Mortier explains Statistical Multiplexing.Routing & YouTube Offline: http://youtu.be/AkxqkoxErRk Network Stacks & The Internet: http://youtu.be/PG9oKZdFb7wPunch Card Programming: http://youtu.be/KG2M4ttzBnY Undecidability Series: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzH6n4zXuckpIQPv8hiHpJkSyv0fmXEYr http://www.facebook.com/computerphilehttps://twitter.com/computer_phileThis video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputerComputerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. See the full list of Brady's video projects at: http://bit.ly/bradychannels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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