Question / Help Upload rate drops after extended periods of streaming

[Grumblepig]

Hi there, I am able to stream with absolutely no problem for around two hours. Then, then my upload speed drops and constantly goes between 200kb/s and 500kb/s resulting in massive frame drops.

http://gyazo.com/41b1a7a27190d1815e97981d4c28bf71 Here is my broadband speed.

http://gyazo.com/b5939cb81f8f959bbb5203472c4f2ab3 Here are my encoding settings.

http://pastebin.com/ge5szBP2 here is my log.

Any tips on getting a constant perfect frame rate for however long I want to stream?

 

[tehguy]

Do you have an upload cap on your internet connection? If I upload a certain amount of data in a certain period of time, my upload speed gets reduced by 2/3. It sucks if I want to stream at high bitrate (6Mbps or so). If I stick to 3.5Mbps I won't reach the cap in the time so I am fine.

 

[Grumblepig]

Is there any way of checking if I have an upload cap? And is it something that can be turned off, or is it set by my ISP?

 

[Greendweller]

http://www.measurementlab.net/tools/shaperprobe -> testtool

This is normally called; traffic shaping.
This is basicly set by your isp.
You can't do anything by yourself to fix that.
Call isp to complain or switch to another.

 

[Grumblepig]

So I tested it, and this is the result. I'm not familiar with this kind of thing, can someone explain? http://gyazo.com/00daf94b21691c2bb2aef773b391bb9a

 

[Greendweller]

Your upload is not shaped according to that test. (no shaper detected)
But your download is. (gets shaped to 3360KB)

Im not sure what to make of those results in your situation tho. Because it does sound like traffic shaping the way you have explained it.


*edit*
ah, i just had a good look at your log and i noticed dropped frames.
I would suggest to follow this post and see it it still happens:
https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/dropped-frames-disconnecting-lag-read-this-first.8870/

 

[Grumblepig]

Hi, if it's any additional use I used to stream at a bitrate of 1600kb/s but could only stream for around an hour and 20 minutes before the same thing happened.

With regards to the list of advice you posted, everything that is on there I have either already tried or is not relevant. Is there any other possible reasons or fixes?

 

[Greendweller]

That post basicly covers everything what could be wrong with your connection.
Perhaps someone else in your household also uses the connection or something?