Monday, April 17, 2006
Quote of Note: Gary Bachula
"When we first began to deploy our Abilene network, our engineers started with the assumption that we should find technical ways of prioritizing certain kinds of bits, such as streaming video, or video conferencing, in order to assure that they arrive without delay. As it developed, though, all of our research and practical experience supported the conclusion that it was far more cost effective to simply provide more bandwidth. With enough bandwidth in the network, there is no congestion and video bits do not need preferential treatment."
Gary Bachula, vice president for external affairs of Internet2, testimony [.pdf] at the Senate Commerce, Science and Technology Committee hearing on network neutrality, February 7, 2006, also quoted here. Another good reference page on all this here.
Gary Bachula, vice president for external affairs of Internet2, testimony [.pdf] at the Senate Commerce, Science and Technology Committee hearing on network neutrality, February 7, 2006, also quoted here. Another good reference page on all this here.
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Comments:
That's what Vadim Antonov always said: you only need priority if you have congestion. Resources wasted on managing congestion are better spent creating more resources.
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