Request for input on the definition of Broadband

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

The other day I had a conversation with a friend at the Federal  
Communications Commission. He asked an interesting question. When  
people talk about broadband they tend to talk about numbers bits per  
second except for.

Something seems wrong with this approach. First it is very sensitive  
to the advancement of technology any number will be obsolete in a few  
years. Second of all, and maybe most important it ignores other issues  
that would make any speed usable in many applications -- -- like  
latency chair etc. He asked if there was a "syntax" for broadband --  
-- that is a deeper way of characterizing when a system supports  
broadband and when it does not.

I offer to the IP community a chance to take a crack at this  
interesting and potentially profitable challenge.

Dave


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