On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Howard, W. Lee wrote:
planning. Denying traffic that doesn't conform to your engineering is one response. Re-engineering is another. Do what you will with your network, I know what I'd do with mine.
I could be 1) over simplifying, 2) misunderstanding, the problem, but all of the networks that make up 'the Internet' are really just private networks. there is nothing that says any of these private networks have to transport all bits in all streams from end to end, yes? Given that, certainly some networks might choose to NOT transport VOIP or HTTP or BitTorennt across their networks. There are market reasons why this will, or could, eventually force them to re-evaluate their practices or face the consequences. I don't find it shocking at all that ISP-Y decides to block VOIP, especially if they have their own VOIP service offering. It might not be the BEST plan in the long run for them, but certainly it makes some sense to them... Just don't use their network(s), and complain to their support organization(s) about the failures on their networks. -Chris