A measure of how many users are using a connection. The higher the number, the more users. The bandwidth for the connection is shared by the users so that a high contention ratio means less bandwidth available per user. However, bandwidth availability depends on when users are connecting, the more that connect, the lower the available bandwidth.
Describes the average number of end-users contending for each port on a network device.
The number of users who share the bandwidth on a single connection. Demon's entry level service (Demon Express) gives you contention rates of 50:1 so you will share the maximum bandwidth with no more than 49 other users. A contention ration of 20:1 is adequate for most small business which frequently use high-bandwidth, while Demon Premier Express Gold will give you the full 2Mbps bandwidth to yourself (this is known as uncontended or 1:1 contention)
This describes the maximum number of users sharing the bandwidth on the broadband connection between your local exchange and your broadband provider. Standard contention ratios are 50:1 and 20:1. If you had a 50:1 connection ratio it would mean that at any one time you would never be sharing your bandwidth with more than 49 other users. Therefore, the lower the contention rate the better.
This describes the maximum number of users sharing the bandwidth on the connection between your local exchange and the Internet Service Provider. A customer with a contention ratio of 20:1 never has to share this bandwidth with more than 19 other users.
Contention ratio is the ratio that you share your bandwidth with a number of other users. A contention ratio of 20:1 means that up to 19 other users share your internet connection bandwidth.
The maximum number of users sharing the bandwidth on the connection between your local exchange and Internet Service Provider. Many providers make a broadband connection available to more than one customer at any given time. For example they will quote a contention ratio of 20:1 or 50:1 depending on the tariff, which means that up to 19 or 49 other people may be sharing the connection.# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | Y | Z
With most broadband technologies, some of the bandwidth is shared between other users. For example, if the service is contended or oversubscribed at 20:1, it means that you share the bandwidth with up to 19 other users. Basic ADSL services in the UK (mainly using the BT network) typically have a contention ratio of 50:1 with the more expensive or business packages having 20:1.
Sharing bandwidth between users, possibly resulting in slowing transmission; measured by the number of users sharing the given bandwidth, typically 8:1 for the number of users sharing an access point on a WLAN.
Contention Ratio is the ratio to which available bandwidth is distributed between users. Each internet connection uses a certain amount of bandwidth; this is the maximum amount of data that can travel in a given time and the contention ratio is the percentage of that bandwidth that each user gets.
This describes the maximum number of users sharing the bandwidth on the connection between your local exchange and the Internet Service Provider. A customer with a contention ratio of 20:1 may have to share this bandwidth with up to 20 other users at peak loading. However this is unlikely as not all users will be using the service at the same time.
This is an expression, usually mentioned when talking about ADSL connections, which basically tells you how many broadband connections are shared between users on your local telephone exchange. (We are referring to the connection between your local exchange and the wider national telephone network, not the line that runs into your house - you don't share that with anyone.) For example: A contention ratio of 20:1 would mean that there are 20 connections sharing a single line. A ratio of 50:1 would mean that there are 50 connections sharing a single line. (In theory this means 50 people at any time could be trying to download or upload information, but in reality it won't happen too often.) A line between the exchange and the rest of the national phone network has a limited amount of bandwidth, so with a lower contention ratio there will be less people sharing this line. Most businesses' leased lines have a contention ratio of 20:1 and most standard ADSL connections have a ratio of around 50:1.
To reduce costs, internet connections along telephone lines may be shared by several disparate users. A connection shared by 50 people has a contention ratio of 50:1. If all 50 went online at the same time, it would slow to a crawl for all of them.
ADSL broadband comes in a number of flavours, not just related to speed. One thing that's important to understand is that the connection is shared between users and this sharing (in the UK) is usually 50:1 or 20:1. What this means is that your 512K ADSL circuit may return data at a rate considerably less than a 56K modem. Hitherto, the way most people used their broadband connection was for web pages which, in data terms, is 'bursty' and therefore gives a good perceived response time. As people move to more advanced services like VoIP, having a contention ratio of 50:1 may become a problem. But we're sure the telcos will be delighted to sell you an upgrade. Back
Contention Ratio is the ratio of total bandwidth available that is shared amongst subscribers to an internet service.
Contention ratio referred to in the same context as broadband means that the network bandwidth available is shared between a number of subscribers. i.e. contention ratio of 50:1 is shared between up to 50 subscribers.
Contention means that you share your bandwidth with a number of other users. This means that the quality and speed of connection is dependent on the number of users online at any given time. For business ADSL use, the contention ratio is likely to be around 20:1. In other words, up to 19 other users share your bandwidth. For cable modem uses, the contention ratio could be as high as 50:1. In other words, up to 49 other users share your bandwidth.
