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  "study_id": "2026-08-19-melbourne-vpn-study",
  "started_at": "2026-08-19T13:34:18.553Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-08-19T13:34:33.145Z",
  "environment": {
    "capturedDate": "2026-08-19",
    "timezone": "Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)",
    "device": "Windows 11 desktop, Intel Core i9-12900K",
    "physicalAccess": "1 Gbps Ethernet",
    "activeRoute": "NordLynx tunnel over Ethernet",
    "publicEgress": "Melbourne, Victoria, Australia",
    "networkOrganization": "GSL Networks Pty LTD (AS137409)",
    "cloudflareEdge": "MEL",
    "privacy": "No public IP address, MAC address, gateway address, account identifier, or home address is retained."
  },
  "methodology": {
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    "icmp_samples_per_round": 10,
    "tls_samples_per_round": 5,
    "jitter_definition": "Mean absolute difference between successive successful ICMP round-trip times.",
    "baseline": "Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 public control.",
    "control": "Google 8.8.8.8 public control.",
    "target_limit": "Game targets are official status or support web edges. They are not match servers and cannot establish in-game performance.",
    "route_limit": "NordLynx remained active. No direct-ISP or alternate-route A/B test was performed."
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    {
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      "label": "Blizzard support edge",
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    {
      "id": "genshin-official",
      "label": "HoYoverse support edge",
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