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Re: What does 95th %tile mean?

  • From: Geoff Huston
  • Date: Thu Apr 19 20:07:30 2001 


 To resolve some billing disputes, the
top meters include "pulse" connections so you can precisely synchronize
your check meter with the utility's meter for auditing.






Exactly!



The issue is that 95% systems produce different answers on the same data
set when using the same algorithm simply by altering the relative phase of
the two 95% measurement systems. The only way to get the two systems to
produce the same answer is to get them to synchronize their measurements in
time. I like the idea of the visible 'pulse' to allow the customer to sync
with the provider. Unfortunately I'm not sure I can see what the IP meter
pulse equivalent would be!