<s>
Internet	B-Application
rush	I-Application
hour	I-Application
is	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
when	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Internet	O
users	O
are	O
online	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
congestion	O
experienced	O
during	O
the	O
rush	B-Application
hour	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
transportation	O
rush	B-Application
hour	I-Application
,	O
where	O
demand	O
for	O
resources	O
outweighs	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
increase	O
in	O
Internet	O
users	O
and	O
increase	O
in	O
access	O
bandwidth	O
is	O
a	O
contributing	O
factor	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back	O
bone	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
is	O
connected	O
through	O
Tier	O
1	O
ISPs	O
that	O
peer	O
with	O
other	O
Tier	O
1	O
ISPs	O
in	O
a	O
transit-free	B-Application
network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shared	O
common	O
gateways	O
are	O
choke	O
points	O
that	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
study	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
average	O
broadband	O
speed	O
was	O
3.6Mbit/s	O
versus	O
an	O
advertised	O
speed	O
of	O
7.2Mbit/s	O
with	O
speed	O
declining	O
30%	O
during	O
Internet	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
