On Thu Aug 9 19:24:53 CEST 2007 Steen Eugen Poulsen wrote >Normal traffic load has slowly gone up, but we can handle that for many >years to come, if it wasn't for one thing, it seems that spikes >dramatically rises in effect.
>As the TTN case has shown, spikes kills participation way before normal >load starts worrying people, my pool server is not a power house and I'm >wondering when my system will start failing (maybe it already has?) >handling spikes, so I'm also concerned we will start to break on spikes >and that will give us a bad reputation. The TTN has raised several issues that really reflect the true nature of the Internet as it is now and will be in the future; 1. Language and communication; We forget that the Internet is international. The greatest number of users has traditionally been located in the USA. It has been relatively easy to communicate with users because they speak English. This is not the case here. 2. Fragility of current network infrastructure; When we see situations like this we should quickly realise that the current network infrastructure cannot be sustained within the current technology. We don't have sufficient cheap bandwidth and the technology that we are currently using has probably been stretched to the max. Our router technology needs to be enhanced. 3. Recognition of the benefits of Open Source concepts and its inherent weaknesses; Someone has recognised and used the benefits of OS because the service is free and open. i.e. they don't have to pay for a service provided by people willing to share. We need to educate the wider audience on the benefits of using OS and also make it clear that with benefits come responsibilities. i.e. if you use it then you in turn have a social responsibility to become involved and also share your resources. 4. We really lack the ability to deal with such situations with current network protocols. This is an area that has been weak for a number of years. The system has been built around the concept that all users are good and will respect the rights of others. There is a need to develop systems that would "jail" rogue networks. This same method is being used criminally to extort money from big business. Having said all the above I believe that if we are diplomatic and positive in our approach then we can achieve a positive result out of the current situation. Going into the future we need to recruit more people internationally that we will give us a broader approach and make the communication better. Rob Oats _______________________________________________ timekeepers mailing list [email protected] https://fortytwo.ch/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/timekeepers
