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# ⚡CAKE with Adaptive Bandwidth - "cake-autorate"

If you like cake-autorate and can benefit from it, then please leave a
⭐ (top right) and become a
[stargazer](https://github.com/lynxthecat/cake-autorate/stargazers)!
And feel free to post any feedback on the official OpenWrt thread
[here](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/cake-w-adaptive-bandwidth/135379).
Thank you for your support.

**cake-autorate** is a script that automatically adjusts CAKE
bandwidth settings based on traffic load and one-way-delay or
round-trip-time measurements. cake-autorate is intended for variable
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[CAKE](https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/codel/wiki/Cake/) is an
algorithm that manages the buffering of data being sent/received by a
device such as an [OpenWrt router](https://openwrt.org) or an
[Asus Merlin router](https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/) so that no more
device so that no more
data is queued than is necessary, minimizing the latency
("bufferbloat") and improving the responsiveness of a network. An
instance of cake on an interface is set up with a certain bandwidth.
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**cake-autorate** bridges this gap.

**cake-autorate** presently supports installation on devices running
OpenWrt and Asus Merlin.
on an [OpenWrt router](https://openwrt.org) or an
[Asus Merlin router](https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/).

### Status

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<span id="version">3.2.1</span> available from the
[v3.2 branch](https://github.com/lynxthecat/cake-autorate/tree/v3.2).

If you like cake-autorate and can benefit from it, then please leave a
⭐ (top right) and become a
[stargazer](https://github.com/lynxthecat/cake-autorate/stargazers)!
And feel free to post any feedback on the official OpenWrt thread
[here](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/cake-w-adaptive-bandwidth/135379).
Thank you for your support.

## The Problem: CAKE on variable speed connections forces an unpalatable compromise

The CAKE algorithm uses static upload and download bandwidth settings
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