Intermittent packet loss and high latencies

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Hi,

Could someone please assist me with this?  The problem is continuing to occur.

Thanks!

Hello,

I notice that the upstream power levels on the modem debug page shown above are well below the range that the Arris documentation claims is supported. According to the Arris documentation for the SB8200, I should see upstream power levels of 45 to 51 dBmV.

Could this be the cause of the issue I am seeing? I believe upstream power levels are controlled by Comcast, so it could explain why the issue occurs with both cable modems.  According to the Comcast website, this cable modem is supported so I imagine I should see upstream power levels within the supported range, but I am not an expert.

Could someone from Comcast help me with this?  Thanks.

Hello,

This issue is still present today.  It makes voice/video chat nearly unusable for extended periods, which is making it very difficult for me to work from home.  The issue seems to be more frequent during weekdays than at night or during the weekend (at least, I think so).

Could someone from Comcast help me debug this issue?  Thank you.

Good luck Chris. Same issue here have had 2 techs come out been chatting them everyday which they've now disabled and I'm still calling. I've replaced my modem, my router, all coax lines, the coax line from the pole to the house and they just keep wanting to send another tech out. I've said over and over again another tech is going to do what exactly?  The issue does not reside on my network there is an issue with the route. I am having 0 success getting through to anyone who can give me a straight answer or seem like they want to fix the issue. 

Like everyone on this thread I too am having issues.  I have pinned mine down to a downstream issue.  I have about 20% packet loss which making working from home using Zoom or any real telecommiunication program useless.  I have been looking for support from Comast multipul times I called and have not had any luck so let me share what I have done so you all can maybe get more information as well.

I have a very well monitor setup so everything I am posting is direct on the gateway and is NOT traversing my NAT or my firewall.

This is 1hr worth of traffic with packet loss about 20% (That dead spot is me getting told by comcast to reboot my modem).  As you can see it returns to the same rate.

(img link- https://i.imgur.com/fDeMDck.png)

Using iperf3 and public servers I confirmed that my downstream is where my loss happens.

You can get iperf here (https://iperf.fr/)

I am again running this on the edge on my router (no nat, WAN ip). I am using UDP to remove any ACKs and other TCP over head.  By using '-R' I am having the remote server send the UDP traffic if you wanted to test upstream remove the '-R'.   All my upstream tests had no packet loss.

iperf3 -c iperf.he.net -u -p 5201 --get-server-output -b 30M -R

Connecting to host iperf.he.net, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host iperf.he.net is sending
[  5] local 73.53.XX.XXX port 6995 connected to 216.218.207.42 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Jitter    Lost/Total Datagrams
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  3.40 MBytes  28.5 Mbits/sec  0.009 ms  134/2575 (5.2%)
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  3.40 MBytes  28.5 Mbits/sec  0.011 ms  34/2477 (1.4%)
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  3.62 MBytes  30.4 Mbits/sec  0.011 ms  60/2660 (2.3%)
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  3.54 MBytes  29.7 Mbits/sec  0.010 ms  29/2568 (1.1%)
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  3.45 MBytes  28.9 Mbits/sec  0.007 ms  92/2569 (3.6%)
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  3.53 MBytes  29.6 Mbits/sec  0.010 ms  30/2565 (1.2%)
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  3.35 MBytes  28.1 Mbits/sec  0.008 ms  100/2507 (4%)
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  3.49 MBytes  29.3 Mbits/sec  0.006 ms  126/2633 (4.8%)
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  3.51 MBytes  29.5 Mbits/sec  0.026 ms  47/2569 (1.8%)
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  3.47 MBytes  29.1 Mbits/sec  0.011 ms  27/2517 (1.1%)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Jitter    Lost/Total Datagrams
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  35.8 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  0.000 ms  0/25640 (0%)  sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  34.8 MBytes  29.2 Mbits/sec  0.011 ms  679/25640 (2.6%)  receiver
Server output:
Accepted connection from 73.53.XX.XXXX, port 24746
[  5] local 216.218.207.42 port 5201 connected to 73.53.XX.XXX port 6995
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth       Total Datagrams
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  3.23 MBytes  27.1 Mbits/sec  2318
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  3.58 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  2568
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  3.58 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  2569
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  3.58 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  2568
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  3.58 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  2569
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  3.58 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  2568
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  3.58 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  2569
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  3.58 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  2568
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  3.58 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  2569
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  3.58 MBytes  30.0 Mbits/sec  2568
[  5]  10.00-10.04  sec   366 KBytes  73.1 Mbits/sec  257
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth       Jitter    Lost/Total Datagrams
[  5]   0.00-10.04  sec  35.8 MBytes  29.9 Mbits/sec  0.000 ms  0/25691 (0%)

I then decided to verify my cable modem status page.  I did notice 1 of my channels was at 33.2 (comcast recommends 35 as a min).  So is it odd just that one channel is low?  I have checked all my fittings and they are tight and have compression crimps.   I even changed the cable and routing just to see if there was someting with the wires in the house.  It didnt change.  I still have the same splitter in the line so that would be the next thing to replace.  But would that really equal this much packet loss (20%) ???

 (img link- https://i.imgur.com/IzMbMnD.png)

In the end I am getting no where with the automated tech support modem reboot circles and tier 1 help and really could use help from a technical contact from comcast.  I am willing to do pretty much anything at this point.   (As I feel many of us are..).  

Thanks and keep the idea flowing.

This post was helpful to me: https://forums.xfinity.com/t5/Your-Home-Network/Packet-Loss-and-Latency-Spikes-Online-Chat-and-Games/td-p/3251892#

And this community post:

https://forums.xfinity.com/t5/Internet/ANSWERED-Tips-for-troubleshooting-your-Xfinity-Internet/ta-p/2941127#

Hello,

The issue is still present and disrupting my ability to work from home today.  Could someone from Comcast help me with this issue?  Thank you.

Hello, I am still experiencing frequent packet loss that is disrupting my ability to work from home.  Could someone from Comcast give me a hand?  Thanks.

Just wanted to follow-up.  I spent a good 1 and a half with a tech from the CDO.  He and I did remote diganostics.  I knew I had noise on the line but nothing I did seemded to help.  Turns out it was my cable box.  I replaced my spiltter and my compression fittings check all my face place connetors.  In the end I just disconnected everything from my splitter other than my cable modem.  Ran the line noise checks and my iperf command above.  No packet loss... slowy I added more connections segment by segment.  Not until I turned my cable box back on I had nosie on the line.

Unforunantly, it is hard to know if there is noise on the line without talking to a tech and them running a check on the line.  But you can get a hint based on the status page of your modem. (192.168.100.1 or 10.0.0.1).  Watch the power levels and dB change based on what is plugged in and run a trhoughput test via iperf.  I had a low level FM noise showing up on the line.  If you call comcasat ask to get a line noise check they may need to redirect you to a different operation tech but push for that and they can help you troubleshoot without stepping in your house.  Now if its outside they will send a tech but its not easy now a days.

Down to about 1-2% packetloss over an 1hour when my cable box is not plugged in (pretty normal for a cable modem).   Now I need a new cable box from them. 🙂

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.  I've been monitoring my cable modem stats and they seem normal, but I'll look into some of the other diagnostics you mentioned.

I would appreciate it if someone from Comcast could also reply and assist me with this issue directly.  I am still having daily intermittent periods of substantial packet loss and extreme variation in latency.  Thanks!

Hello,

I am still experiencing intermittent periods of high packet loss and highly variable latency every day, originating between me and the first hop.  As documented above, I have done extensive testing and can not find any issues with the equipment in my house.  Could someone from Comcast please help me with this?  Thanks.