baɪ pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɛndpˈɔɪnts wɪð kəndʒˈɛstʃən ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə kjˈuː ɪz fˈʊl, ˌeɪkjˌuːˈɛm dˈɪsɪplˌɪnz ɑːɹ ˈeɪbəl tə meɪntˈeɪn ɐ ʃˈɔːɹɾɚ kjˈuː lˈɛŋθ ðɐn dɹˈɑːptˈeɪl kjˈuːz, wˌɪtʃ kˈɑːmbæts bˈʌfɚblˌoʊt ænd ɹᵻdˈuːsᵻz nˈɛtwɜːk lˈeɪtənsi.
By providing endpoints with congestion indication before the queue is full, AQM disciplines are able to maintain a shorter queue length than drop-tail queues, which combats bufferbloat and reduces network latency.