Skippy25
join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO
| reply to amigo_boy
Re: But what are the accusations based on?
I understand QoS I support routers/swithes on a daily basis.
Regardless, they should be the dumb pipes they are and stop trying to manage it to protect the content they deliver.
As I said above, the network should be up and running and let it be managed by the natural congestion that is there by being utilized. If they want to have more customers then they need to increase capacity or lessen the bandwidth available to their customers. However, under no case should they be allowed to throttle or prioritize any packet for any reason.
If they feel someone is abusing their network then lower their tier or remove them from it. Of course they better have this clearly outlined. |
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amigo_boy
join:2005-07-22
Tempe, AZ
 ·Cox HSI
 ·magicjack.com
| said by Skippy25  :they should be the dumb pipes they are and stop trying to manage it to protect the content they deliver. When BT users stop using QoS (to lower BT priority), and let their network connections be "dumb pipes" I will understand your position.
Mark |
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funchords
Hello
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Washington, DC
 ·Verizon Online DSL
·Skype
| What?
This isn't about QoS good or QoS bad -- this is about who gets to decide.
The Internet standards say that the end users get to decide, not the ISP.
You are right that users do set their prioritization generally correctly. There are standards that have been sitting on shelves for years that would enable the ISPs to carry that classification right on into their own network -- in other words, BT would have lower priority, just as it should (most of the time).
They just need to enable some way for users apps to pass on the IP DSCP or TOS marking. Comcast or AT&T, both with 20% of US Internet users each, would lead the entire tech industry into enabling their apps to use it! Everyone else would just follow.
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Robb Topolski -= funchords.com =- Hillsboro, Oregon
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