The ADSL2 Line MIB contains the upstream and downstream information
that is "current" within an ADSL2+ modem. A similar table is present
in the original ADSL line MIB as well (Full-rate DMT modems for
example).
Devices in the home could query the MIB objects to obtain upstream and
downs
Clearly, a third party querying an ISP for provisioned link speed
associated with any IP address has tremendous privacy concerns.
However, what I am thinking is that an ISP managed ALTO server (at the
edge router) disseminates this information only to a DSL/cable modem when
the modem attempts
Inline.
On Jun 2, 2009, at 11:05 AM, Linda Dunbar wrote:
Eric,
Thank you very much for the explanation. Since I haven't
participated in the ALTO discussion until recently, I am not aware
that working group has already reached consensus on the document.
Seeing the document is only at its V
Salman,
I don't remember if the WG ever decided whether the 'provisioned link
speed' was in scope or not.
But as an ISP, I have always been uncomfortable in sharing this data
item in an ALTO service. In North America, broadband connectivity may
cost between ~$15/month and ~$250/month, depending l
On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, Ali C. Begen (abegen) wrote:
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From: alto-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:alto-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Salman
Abdul Baset
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:57 AM
To: alto
Subject: [alto] 'Link capacity' in scope?
When a home customer purchases a [hi
> -Original Message-
> From: alto-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:alto-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of
> Salman Abdul Baset
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:57 AM
> To: alto
> Subject: [alto] 'Link capacity' in scope?
>
>
> When a home customer purchases a [high speed] Internet plan from an IS
When a home customer purchases a [high speed] Internet plan from an ISP,
the ISP typically promises a certain upload/download link capacity for the
plan.
In the old days of dialup, a device using a modem established a
point-to-point connection with the ISP and knew the link capacity which
w
Eric,
Thank you very much for the explanation. Since I haven't participated in the
ALTO discussion until recently, I am not aware that working group has
already reached consensus on the document. Seeing the document is only at
its Version 1, I thought the document is still at its early stage and
You are entirely correct that the goal of this document is to lay out
the problem and not the solution. Moreover, it is unfortunate, yet
true, that one may interpret any pictorial representation of an
instantiation of ALTO services as a preferred method of deploying ALTO.
I would offer tha
