RE: AOL & Cogent

["Al Rowland" <alan_r1 () corp earthlink net>]

Been on vacation so sorry for the late response but we're talking fiber
here, not ICs. How about this for an analogy: When I upgraded from ISDN
to Cable, my Internet habits changed considerably. Large downloads were
no longer something to be avoided and that 250Kbps audio/video stream
could run in the background 24/7 without interfering with my other
traffic. While you may visit the same old web pages after upgrading your
computer, upgrading your connectivity typically results in significant
changes in traffic patterns. Computers have been capable of broadband
connectivity for decades. No need to upgrade to use more bandwidth. :)

So let's change your analogy to "the day after you upgraded from dialup
to broadband..."

Just my 2¢.

Best regards,
______________________________
Al Rowland


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On 
> Behalf Of Mike Leber
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 11:08 PM
> To: Paul Vixie
> Cc: nanog () merit edu
> Subject: Re: AOL & Cogent 
[SNIP]
> To illustrate how moores law and the hypothetical end user 
> bandwidth demand law are different, for anybody that has 
> upgraded their personal workstation to twice the processor 
> speed or greater, to do the exact same end user task (i.e. 
> visit a website) the day after you upgraded did you generate 
> twice as much bandwidth?  probably not.
>
> Mike.
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