{"id":2848,"date":"2021-10-18T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T12:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2022-12-06T09:59:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T09:59:25","slug":"what-is-contention-ratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/connectivity\/what-is-contention-ratio\/","title":{"rendered":"What is contention ratio?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2848\" data-post-id=\"2848\" data-obj-id=\"2848\" class=\"elementor elementor-2848 dce-elementor-post-2848\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40c6b5f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blog-post-top.png\" data-id=\"40c6b5f6\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36a06a3\" data-id=\"36a06a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de2e751 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de2e751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many things can affect the speed of your broadband connection but one that has a big impact is contention ratio. We know you must be thinking, what is it and more importantly how does it affect you? Let us explain.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8a005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c8a005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is it?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81cf31 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f81cf31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contention ratio is how many other people are sharing the same internet connection, and therefore <a href=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/what-is-bandwidth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bandwidth,<\/a> as you at any one time. The higher the contention the more likely you are to slow down at peak time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think about roads, we know it sounds random, but just bear with us for a second. If everyone is trying to use the same road at the same time then you end up with a traffic jam. A five minute journey can easily take 40 minutes or more, which can be really frustrating.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same applies to bandwidth, if everyone is using it at the same time the connection can become congested and you may see your speeds drop, particularly at home in the evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your contention ratio is 50:1 that means upto 50 people are all using the same connection as you at any one time. If the bandwidth of the shared line is around 100Mbps, you could receive around 35Mbps on average. However, if all 50 people are using it at the same time, then the bandwidth you receive could be as low as 2Mbps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62f6c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f62f6c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which services does it affect?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bfb3c8 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bfb3c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contention ratio doesn\u2019t impact every connection although it does affect quite a few. ADSL, FTTC, Gfast, FTTP and GPON are all contended services which means if you have one of these connections other people will share the same bandwidth as you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The good news is, corporate connections tend to offer better contention ratios than domestic broadband packages, so the impact isn\u2019t that profound in a business or educational setting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even better, when it comes to leased line and dark fibre connections, contention isn\u2019t an issue because it is effectively a private service, you will receive 100% of the bandwidth at all times.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bd772 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98bd772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/contention-ratio-1-768x425.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5827\" alt=\"Fiber Optic cables and ethernet cables in an exchange contention ratio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/contention-ratio-1-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/contention-ratio-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/contention-ratio-1-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/contention-ratio-1-1536x851.png 1536w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/contention-ratio-1-2048x1134.png 2048w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/contention-ratio-1-e1634050550391.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efd758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7efd758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I find out my contention ratio?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb7863 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bb7863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internet service providers don\u2019t tend to publish contention ratio data, so it can be really difficult to know what your contention ratio is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, what they do provide is your minimum download and upload speeds which do take into account an estimate of your contention ratio.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fd82c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34fd82c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can contention ratio be managed?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6369e0f custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6369e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way in which contention and congestion are managed has changed. It used to be that contention was at the local exchange, so it would be the amount of users all competing for bandwidth from the local internet exchange. Now, the contention happens at a national level so the congestion is spread out more evenly and it\u2019s only really a problem at peak times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individual ISPs also have web traffic management systems to deal with contention. 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