Re: [httpstreaming] [conex] [dispatch] Q-HTTP

[Marshall Eubanks <[e-mail]>]

On Nov 17, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Nov 2010, Woundy, Richard wrote:
> 
>> Personally, I am not convinced that the HTTP streaming "quality of experience" necessarily implies Internet QoS. But I thought we discuss IETF issues here, not UN issues (or OECD issues).
> 
> Some people describe core/distribution congestion as a force of nature that should be handled by a bunch of advanced technical means. I don't agree with this problem description, thus I guess it's hard to start to discuss a "solution" because I see "lack of capacity" should be solved by "install more capacity and make sure it can be done cheaply by means of making IP equipment low complexity" instead of "let's solve it by making the Internet more advanced and complicated so we can gracefully handle the advanced complicated network we now don't have the money to build out so it doesn't congest".

This is of course an "age-old" (well, 20-30 years) religious disagreement. Those that come out of the circuit switched telco world tend to think, QOS. Those that come out of the packet switched Internet world tend to think "provision properly." I don't expect to see such arguments cease in my lifetime. 

Regards (and all I will say on this topic on this list)
Marshall


> 
> Since it's next to impossible to quantify the above factors and who is "right" (nobody is, it's a matter of opinion and world view), I guess that's why we're seeing the discussion going all over the place.
> 
> And I disagree that anything I have said indicates this to be a OECD or UN issue, it's a matter for the national regulators and politicians.
> 
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