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Re: [p2pi] WG Review: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (alto)

Philip Levis <pal@cs.stanford.edu> Fri, 10 October 2008 04:44 UTC

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On Oct 9, 2008, at 6:36 PM, Richard Barnes wrote:

> On the contrary, I perceived pretty strong agreement at the BoF that  
> the ALTO problem, as expressed in the documents and presentations,  
> as an important one to solve.  There was some disagreement about  
> solutions, but there seemed to be agreement about the general idea  
> that it would be useful to create an ALTO service that could help  
> peers optimize their peer selection.
>
> The question of "service" versus "server" in the text is a complete  
> non-issue, purely a matter of wording.  In all of the "ALTO service"  
> scenarios Vidya describes, there is ultimately a single host that  
> provides ALTO information, which you might as well call an "ALTO  
> server".
>
> Since it addresses an important problem, and a problem that many  
> people agree is important, I support moving forward with this work.

I agree. This is such a pressing problem that blocking on terminology  
disputes which can be easily reconciled seems ill-advised. There was  
an excellent technical discussion on the list after the last IETF, and  
I think we reached at least rough consensus on the important points. I  
support moving forward.

Phil
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