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DAMN GOOD QUESTION Query on 'net neutrality' and IPv6
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 18:21:09 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: h_bray () globe com Date: May 31, 2006 5:38:51 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] Query on 'net neutrality' and IPv6Excellent question, and it cuts to the heart of my confusion about this net
neutrality issue. I too worry about big companies exerting too much influence over the Internet. But for years, technologists have addedfeatures to IP networks to enable this kind of multi-tier service, all the
while telling us that it would enable wonderful new services. So why is this idea now supposed to be so dangerous? Hiawatha Bray David Farber <dave () farber net>To
05/31/2006 04:44 ip () v2 listbox comPM cc
Subject Please respond to [IP] Query on 'net neutrality' and
dave () farber net IPv6 Begin forwarded message: From: d f tweney <dylan () tweney com> Date: May 31, 2006 4:26:34 PM EDT To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Query on 'net neutrality' and IPv6 Dave-- A question for the IP community: I'm no expert on Internet Protocol, but I do know that IPv6 includes Quality of Service provisions that let routers prioritize some packets relative to others, in order to ensure speedier delivery of, say VoIP or video packets. Presumably, you could also use QoS to prioritize packets from ISP A so they get through sooner than those from ISP B. Isn't that exactly what all the "net neutrality" folks are getting so upset about? And if so, why aren't they protesting IPv6? -- Dylan Tweney writer/editor www.tweney.com dylan () tweney com ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as bray () globe com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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