Intel's Puma 6 system on a chip is a popular choice in modem provided by ISPs across the western world and if you have recently upgraded your broadband modem you may have noticed an undesirable side effect. There is an issue with the chip which is causing bursts of high latency, ruining video streaming and gaming for those affected by the issue. There is good news, The Register confirmed with Intel that a fix is forthcoming and you should expect your ISP to push out a firmware update soon, hopefully not while you are in the middle of something important.
"Intel's Puma 6 chipset, used in gigabit broadband modems around the world, suffers from latency jitter so bad it ruins online gaming and other real-time connections."
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Big respect to the original
Big respect to the original source of DSLREPORTS. Lot of smart folks hiding out in the forums.
Yup having the same problem
Yup having the same problem here, SB6190 on Comcast…hopefully a update will fix it…
I wonder how long it will
I wonder how long it will take the various ISPs out there to certify the new firmware for use in their networks?
Well damn, I was hoping that
Well damn, I was hoping that by setting the SH3 to Modem Mode and using an Edgerouter for routing would avoid the lowest-bidder fuckery, but I guess not.
Does anyone have any dates of
Does anyone have any dates of when this update is supposed to rollout for the various isp companies?
This post was last updated
This post was last updated December 2016 – When is the new firmware going to be released? Does anyone know?
It would be released to your
It would be released to your ISP, or via your vendor if you have a contract.
Has the firmware been
Has the firmware been released yet for this issue