[PD] Burst of packets.

[Mario Mey]

I read 
here//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15060180/what-are-the-chances-of-losing-a-udp-packet 
this:
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/Packet loss happens for multiple reasons. Primarily it is caused by 
errors on individual links and network congestion.//
Packet loss due to errors on the link is very low, when links are 
working properly. Less than 0.01% is not unusual.//
Packet loss due to congestion obviously depends on how busy the link is. 
*If there is spare capacity along the entire path, this number will be 
0%.* But as the network gets busy, this number will increase. When flow 
control is done properly, this number will not get very high. A couple 
of lost packets is usually enough that somebody will reduce their 
transmission speed enough to stop packets getting lost due to 
congestion./The text in bold caught my attention, because I use my 
router (I have a TP-LINK TL-MR3020 and a TP-LINK TL-WR841ND) only for 
this. Not internet, not other computer/device connected to it.


How do I config my router to do only this job and, in this way, make 
"spare capacity along the entire path"?




El 17/02/16 a las 20:39, Chris McCormick escribió:
> On 18/02/16 07:33, Chris McCormick wrote:
>> On 18/02/16 05:07, Mario Mey wrote:
>>> A buddy from a group suggested me to send "bursts of packets" instead
>>> only one packet... considering this packet as important.
>>
>> If you need guaranteed, ordered delivery from one machine to another
>> then you should use TCP sockets instead of UDP sockets. Since you seem
>> to be sending directly between two machines this is ideal. In Pd it is
>> trivial to set up a TCP connection with [netsend] and [netreceive]. TCP
>> has slightly larger overhead than UDP because of the ACKs but I think
>> over WiFi you will not notice the difference.
>
> One issue with using a TCP socket is negotiating the initial 
> connection. Pd requires you to enter the exact IP address which is a 
> bit cumbersome, especially during set up for live performance with Pd. 
> UDP packets on the other hand allow you to send in "broadcast" mode. 
> If [netreceive] allowed you to obtain the source IP address of 
> incoming broadcast packets then it would be possible to use that to 
> negotiate a TCP connection back to the source address after doing a 
> "discovery" broadcast & reply exchate - kind of like zeroconf/bonjour. 
> I'll have a think about a patch to submit to Miller for accomplishing 
> this - should be small and simple.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris.
>

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