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Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet.
From: Ken Chase <ken () sizone org>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:07:40 -0500
On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 03:57:29PM -0500, Alex Rubenstein said: >Transmitters and TV sets require that everyone watch what is being transmitted. People (myself included) don't like, or don't want this method anymore. I want to watch what I want, when I want to. > >This is the new age of media. Out with the old. want? You going to pay for it? then go ahead! So what's the cost then - if people paid for their bandwidth instead of freeloading off the asymetric usage patterns? ie when that 0.3% becomes 80%. Anyone analysed this out yet? I think the cost metrics will indicate that any network with video is going to have to setup their own distribution and caching POP mesh (ie a CDN!) to do it anywhere near economically. Additionally, while you may think you want to watch what you want to watch and that's it, it seems likely there'll be a limited amount of material available or the caching metrics go out the window, ie if everyone is watching something different at any one time. /kc -- Ken Chase - ken () heavycomputing ca - +1 416 897 6284 - Toronto CANADA Heavy Computing - Clued bandwidth, colocation and managed linux VPS @151 Front St. W.
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- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Bill Stewart (Dec 04)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Jay Ashworth (Dec 04)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Scott Morris (Dec 04)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. bmanning (Dec 04)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Lyndon Nerenberg (VE6BBM/VE7TFX) (Dec 05)
- Ratios & peering [was: The scale of streaming video on the Internet.] Patrick W. Gilmore (Dec 05)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. William Herrin (Dec 03)
- RE: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Alex Rubenstein (Dec 02)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Ken Chase (Dec 02)
- RE: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Ryan Finnesey (Dec 02)
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- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Matthew Petach (Dec 02)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Joel Jaeggli (Dec 02)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Paul Ferguson (Dec 02)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Antonio Querubin (Dec 02)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. mikea (Dec 03)
- Re: The scale of streaming video on the Internet. Michael Painter (Dec 03)