9 Jul
2019
9 Jul
'19
10:50 a.m.
On 9/Jul/19 16:46, Steve Mikulasik wrote:
Even if QoS on the Internet was possible it would be destroyed by everyone marking all their traffic with the highest priority to get the best performance. Tragedy of the commons.
I kind of like the Internet the way it is. The best-effort nature is what allows us to build it in a way that makes it a viable option for global data transport. If all paths on the Internet had to be high-priority, I doubt it'd be a viable project outside of a monopoly or duopoly. Mark.