[NANOG] [Nanog] P2P traffic optimization Was: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics [Was: Re: ATT VP: Internet to hit capacity by 2010]

Thu Apr 24 15:50:24 UTC 2008

> Or, everybody can put their heads together, make something that
> works for ISPs operationally, and give the end users faster
> downloads. The whole question is how to multicast content over
> the Internet in the most cost effective way.
>   

This will work as long as the "optimization" strategy is content-agnostic.

p2p users want their content
netops want efficient utilization
lawyers want logfiles

You can have 2 out of 3.

Cheers,

Michael Holstein
Cleveland State University