Traffic patterns is one thing for sure. P2P should be lopsided the other way around. More outbound, than inbound. or at best symetric. Regular browsing is asymmetric with more inbound than outbound. Have people been tracking changes in the traffic patterns since the advent of P2P. Bora
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On Behalf Of Sean Donelan Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 2:04 PM To: Fred Baker Cc: Henry Linneweh; nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Senator Diane Feinstein Wants to know about the Benefits of P2P
This kind of a "you're different and therefore wrong" mismatch has made complete hash out of quite a variety of discussions concerning user experience and user requirements on the Internet. Please
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Fred Baker wrote: listen carefully
when someone talks about having limited rate access. The assumptions that are obviously true in your (SP) world are completely irrelevant in theirs. If you want their opinions - and this opinion was explicitly requested - you have to respect them when they are offered, not just bash them as different from your experience.
I've always wondered what really makes P2P different from anything else on the Internet? From the service provider's point of view, users accessing CNN.COM is a peer-to-peer activity between the user and CNN. From the service provider's point of view, Microsoft and Akamai are peer-to-peer activities.
Freedom of the press belongs to those that can afford to buy a press.