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Prioritization pretty much always implies something is less prioritized. Where I draw the line is throttling when the network could support higher speed. Say t
by rhino369 9y ago
Prioritization pretty much always implies something is less prioritized.
Where I draw the line is throttling when the network could support higher speed. Say the fast lane is using 20% of resources and the slow lane is only using 20%, then the slow lane shouldn't be artificially slowed.
But I really have no huge issue with an ISP creating a fast lane that gets 30% of resources even if the slow lane wants 90% and gets throttled to 70%. Priced based mechanisms are useful for allocating scarce resources.
- dboreham 9y ago>Where I draw the line is throttling when the network could support higher speed. I have news for you : this is the service you're already receiving. All ISPs throttle user traffic to below their network's capacity.
- rhino369 9y agoI mean beyond any explicitly stated rate limit. Or do you mean something else?
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoI think they're talking about the trunk lines, which are mostly dark (unused). The bandwidth technology has outstripped demand by orders of magnitude. There's no traffic-related reason to 'prioritize' any traffic. The real goal is to charge rent on content they don't produce, just because its going over their cable.
- rosser 9y agoOversubscribing != throttling.