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[–] bric@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just to prioritize download in limited bandwidth cables. Like a neighborhood might get 2Gbps total, but instead of doing 1 down 1 up they instead do 1.8 down and .2 up, then split that amongst a bunch of houses.