On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Nathan Eisenberg <nat...@atlasnetworks.us>wrote:
> > Is there a performance difference between the Internet and Internet2? > > Should that be allowed, or must all IP networks have the same > > performance? > > I think that statement may confuse metrics like performance and capacity, > with the action of intentionally QOS'ing Netflix over Youtube over the same > uplink. One is a reality, and one offers disturbing possibilities. > > Best Regards, > Nathan Eisenberg > > > Maybe the ISP's should move this choice to the consumer. The last mile is 'usually' where congestion really hits. Why not build a portal for consumers to go in an choose what's important to them? I know some MPLS VPN providers do something similar (have a portal businesses can use to view and modify QoS settings). I'd love to be able to prioritize Netflix over youtube or bittorrent or whatever games my kids are playing since I mainly use Netflix to watch movies. But I wouldn't like the big guys dictating what is important to me.
