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Re: quietly....
From: Jay Ashworth <jra () baylink com>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:57:46 -0500 (EST)
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From: "Michael Dillon" <wavetossed () googlemail com>
folks called them "backward" and "stuck in ipv4-think." But the fact of the matter is, operators want a protocol to be as simple, efficient, flexible, and stupid as possible. They don't want the protocol tied to how things work today; it needs to be open to innovation and variety.This sounds a lot like bellhead speak.
As a long time fan of David Isen, I almost fell off my chair laughing at that, Michael: Bell *wanted* things -- specifically the network -- smart and complicated; Isen's POV, which got him... well, I don't know if "laughed out of" AT&T is the right way to phrase it, but it's close enough, was: Stupid network; smart endpoints. That seems entirely compatible with the proposed preference for IPv6 which you dismiss above as Bellhead. Cheers, -- jra
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