Re: [NANOG] [Nanog] P2P traffic optimization Was: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics [Was: Re: ATT VP: Internet to hit capacity by 2010]

[Michael Holstein <michael.holstein () csuohio edu>]

> ISP's have been very clear that they regard their network maps as being proprietary for many good reasons. The 
> approach that P4P takes is to have an intermediate server (which we call an iTracker) that processes the network maps 
> and provides abstracted guidance (lists of IP prefixes and percentages) to the p2p networks that allows them to 
> figure out which peers are near each other. The iTracker can be run by the ISP or by a trusted third party, as the 
> ISP prefers.
>
>   

Won't this approach (using a ISP-managed intermediate) ultimately end up 
being co-opted by the lawyers for the various industry "interest groups" 
and thus be ignored by the p2p users?

Cheers,

Michael Holstein
Cleveland State University


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