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Hi. I'm the author of the original post; thanks for your comment. To be clear, VOD streams to your STB are delivered over IP, just not through your cable modem
by bdb 14y ago
Hi. I'm the author of the original post; thanks for your comment.
To be clear, VOD streams to your STB are delivered over IP, just not through your cable modem, router and home network. You're right, of course, that Comcast claims these streams are no different than that VOD service.
The point where I think Comcast's argument falls apart is that streams to their Xbox app are delivered through the exact same network elements both inside and outside your home, as e.g., Netflix streams.
- ismarc 14y agoThis is a point that is frequently missed and ends up muddying the actual net neutrality discussion. For cable providers, Internet (big I internet, not just a network that uses the same protocols) is carried on certain channels with vod and normal cable channels carried on other channels. For providers like Uverse, it's not separate frequency channels, but separate vlans with dedicated bandwidth on each (very similar model, though, big I internet traffic is separate from other services). Where the neutrality line is crossed is when all traffic on the big I Internet segment isn't treated equally. In this case, the separation of billing is giving that traffic preferential treatment over other big I Internet video streaming.