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LinuxDevices: GPL’d Kernel Module Improves Long-Distance Internet Communication

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“Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology (AIST) has released a GPL-licensed Linux kernel module
that can improve long-distance communications and media streaming
quality over broadband Internet connections. PSPacer 1.0 suppresses
traffic bursts to minimize packet loss, with a single PC able to
smooth up to 100 connections.

“According to AIST, PSPacer smoothes bursty traffic into equally
spaced packet transmissions that fall within available bandwidth
limitations…”

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