While we build and sell PRIVATE networks with multiple levels of QOS if the customer wants it, for our own network's residential customers we have just two levels of QOS. Our Digital Voice packets are prioritized and are only transported as IP while they are on our own network. At any point they have to leave our network, rather than traverse "the Internet" they are switched out to the PSTN. Everything else is best effort. Jim
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dustin Goodwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 1:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 'Hammond, Robin-David%KB3IEN'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [email protected] > Subject: re:Network Neutrality and QOS <SNIP> > > In this simple example the carriers sell QOS without > guaranteed latency, > jitter or bandwidth. They only have ensure that your traffic will get > dropped in the event of congestion only after other non-prioritized > traffic get dropped first. This is only one option available. > If anyone > has any direct exposure to what network providers are > proposing share it > with the list. > > - Dustin - > > Jim Henry wrote: > > >I think the only fair way to treat VOIP is for a provider to > prioritize > >their own VOIP packets, not lower the priority of VOIP packets from > >other providers, or worse, block ports that competitors use for the > >service. That way if I own a network I can fairly insure QOS for my > >VOIP customers and give all competitors "best effort" > service just like > >any other data traversing the network. Jim > > > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
