[ NNSquad ] Vint Cerf talks with Peter Nowak about Google/Verizon deal.

2010-08-13 Thread Kevin McArthur
-cerf.html FYI, Kevin McArthur

[ NNSquad ] Re: Peering dispute cuts off Sprint-Cogent Internet traffic

2008-10-31 Thread Kevin McArthur
neutrality violation as they would be actively blocking a pathway, and not simply just not peering. Essentially, saying if I don't want to peer with you, no one else can either. There's more going on here Kevin McArthur George Ou wrote: There's no violation of any RFCs here, it's a peering

[ NNSquad ] Re: NY Times: Verizon offers system to improve P2P transfers

2008-03-14 Thread Kevin McArthur
, Kevin McArthur Frank A. Coluccio wrote: Verizon continues to stand out from the pack in a growing number of new and interesting ways. Whether this reaching out to P2P users is legit, or involves hidden gotchas, remains to be seen. Although, if the abundance of bandwidth afforded by its FiOS

[ NNSquad ] Re: INTELLIGENT network management? (far from IP)

2008-03-02 Thread Kevin McArthur
over-subscription. $0.02 Kevin McArthur Fred Reimer wrote: Hmm. I have to agree with Brett on most of his comments. QoS is definitely part of the IETF RFC's. And QoS is definitely required for VoIP, in any network, for it to work properly. The problem is that there is no common global

[ NNSquad ] Re: Global ISP content filtering information (from IP)

2008-02-28 Thread Kevin McArthur
of the firewall. In recent months, they have taken a number of steps to address these criticisms, including better integration with law enforcement and the judiciary. Hope that helps add to the background, Kevin McArthur Lauren Weinstein wrote: --- Forwarded Message

[ NNSquad ] Re: Speculation, how ATT can implement copyright filtering without wiretapping/dpi...

2008-01-28 Thread Kevin McArthur
I'm going to wind-down on this thread, but what would happen to video's like 'Telus Idol', that are very controversial in that copyright is not crystal clear, and the dealing likely fair (news reporting). See: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1999/125/ for the back story. Would the

[ NNSquad ] Re: Richard Bennett on Comcast and Fairness (from IP)

2008-01-16 Thread Kevin McArthur
McArthur Richard Bennett wrote: A few responses to some of the remarks on my article posted on NNSquad, for the mutual benefit and what-not. Kevin McArthur wrote: It is not the purpose of a network to determine the value of bits, nor is it right to treat any bit as better than another. A text

[ NNSquad ] Re: Richard Bennett on Comcast and Fairness (from IP)

2008-01-16 Thread Kevin McArthur
already queued. (QoS) You cant compare the two as if they have the same social affect. Kevin McArthur Richard Bennett wrote: Kevin, you're fighting a battle that was settled many years ago. We already have bandwidth pricing and tiered services, and it's quite well-accepted. I can buy a dial

[ NNSquad ] Re: Richard Bennett on Comcast and Fairness (from IP)

2008-01-15 Thread Kevin McArthur
companies operate -- without any regard to how the service is used. Kevin McArthur Lauren Weinstein wrote: --- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:21:28 -0800 Subject: [IP] Interesting -- comment from author -- F.C.C. to Look