On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Dirk Harms-Merbitz wrote:
An simplified example. Lets say I have a direct T1 between A and B. A starts to transfer 4 GBytes from B to A and uses 100% of the bandwidth. Then B starts another transfer of 4GBytes from A to B. Both now use 50% of the bandwidth and each transfer takes twice as long.
T1's are bidirectional. Only the ACK's slow down the transfer a tiny bit.
That pricing model is the problem. You are asked to pay for the potential of transporting data, not for transporting data. Circuit switching's heritage. Packet networks need a different pricing model.
I think the success of the global Internet shows that packet networks don't need a different pricing model. The pricing model is part of the reason for their success. Michael Dillon - Internet & ISP Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-250-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com