Comments on: Father of the Internet: P2P Hogging Too Much Traffic http://newteevee.com/2008/06/26/father-of-the-internet-p2p-hogging-too-much-traffic/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mikecane http://newteevee.com/2008/06/26/father-of-the-internet-p2p-hogging-too-much-traffic/#comment-240230 mikecane Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:29:09 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4465#comment-240230 <p>I just love (not!) the way VOIP and streaming video are considered "high-priority" traffic now. Who the hell says so? Nitwits on Skype have priority? A dimwit watching a game show rerun has priority?</p> I just love (not!) the way VOIP and streaming video are considered “high-priority” traffic now. Who the hell says so? Nitwits on Skype have priority? A dimwit watching a game show rerun has priority?

]]> By: timekeeper http://newteevee.com/2008/06/26/father-of-the-internet-p2p-hogging-too-much-traffic/#comment-240221 timekeeper Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:25:28 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4465#comment-240221 <p>Which is it: P2P makes up 80% of all Internet traffic or capacity? Mr. Roberts starts off saying that it makes up 80% of the traffic but then uses that statistic and converts it to capacity.</p> <p>"Traffic" means that 80% of the flow at any one time is P2P. "Capacity" means that 80% of all bandwidth available at one time is consumed by P2P. That's a huge difference.</p> <p>All the device manufacturers are pitching that consumption is the problem instead it is supply where the problem lies? Infrastructure companies have only provided 5% of their committed (and gov't subsidized) Y2K bandwidth and pocketed the difference.</p> <p>It's time to get spending some of that gov't money and deliver the bandwidth you've promised.</p> <p>TK</p> Which is it: P2P makes up 80% of all Internet traffic or capacity? Mr. Roberts starts off saying that it makes up 80% of the traffic but then uses that statistic and converts it to capacity.

“Traffic” means that 80% of the flow at any one time is P2P. “Capacity” means that 80% of all bandwidth available at one time is consumed by P2P. That’s a huge difference.

All the device manufacturers are pitching that consumption is the problem instead it is supply where the problem lies? Infrastructure companies have only provided 5% of their committed (and gov’t subsidized) Y2K bandwidth and pocketed the difference.

It’s time to get spending some of that gov’t money and deliver the bandwidth you’ve promised.

TK

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