This is a great idea but I wonder what ISPs think of it. In this article by Lawrence G. Roberts (inventor of packet switching and “Father of the Internet”) http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=499&doc_id=160047&f_src=flffour , he talks about flow control, and how it should be implemented in order to support a “equal capacity for equal payment” system. Dr. Roberts advices that P2P traffic was the first to use multiple flows to increase its capacity, but that if we don’t control it - we might end up in a huge jam.
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is netflix accessibility going to be the next youtube must have addon thing?
This is a great idea but I wonder what ISPs think of it. In this article by Lawrence G. Roberts (inventor of packet switching and “Father of the Internet”) http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=499&doc_id=160047&f_src=flffour , he talks about flow control, and how it should be implemented in order to support a “equal capacity for equal payment” system. Dr. Roberts advices that P2P traffic was the first to use multiple flows to increase its capacity, but that if we don’t control it - we might end up in a huge jam.