COVID-19 vs. our Networks

Sat Mar 21 02:21:12 UTC 2020

On 20/Mar/20 15:32, Blake Hudson wrote:

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> Across several eyeball networks I'm not seeing any noticeable increase
> in peak (95%) demand between now and January. Since Netflix
> automatically scales down data rates in the event of congestion, the
> only thing I foresee forcing Netflix to reduce data rates [ahead of
> any congestion] would accomplish is causing excess link capacity to go
> unused (wasted). This sounds like a policy decision made without a
> technical argument... e.g. not a data driven decision, but a decision
> made out of fear or panic.

Yep - the command & control culture.

Mark.