Comments on: Comcast Officially Caps Data Usage http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/comcast-officially-caps-data-usage/ Watching the Business of Watching Online Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:52:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: HmmConvenient Daily http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/comcast-officially-caps-data-usage/#comment-24905 HmmConvenient Daily Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:35:45 +0000 http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/?p=1144#comment-24905 <strong>Most are focusing on small details around Comcast......</strong> ...and are failing to see the much bigger picture that this presents to the industry at large. I believe Comcast will create a notion of "on network" (within Comcast peers) vs. "off network" (outboun...... Most are focusing on small details around Comcast……

…and are failing to see the much bigger picture that this presents to the industry at large. I believe Comcast will create a notion of “on network” (within Comcast peers) vs. “off network” (outboun……

]]> By: vinton cerf http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/comcast-officially-caps-data-usage/#comment-24810 vinton cerf Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:43:32 +0000 http://www.onlinevideowatch.com/?p=1144#comment-24810 Actually, I advocated limiting RATES not limiting total bytes transferred. The aggregate transfer cap deals with averages while, as Tony Lauck has pointed out, the issue is instantaneous data rate congestion - too much being transferred at the same time. Different metrics and methods are needed to limit the maximum rate at which a user can accept or emit data. The 250 GB cap IS a metering policy and this is not what I think is the best choice for coping with local congestion. vint cerf google Actually, I advocated limiting RATES not limiting total bytes transferred. The aggregate transfer cap deals with averages while, as Tony Lauck has pointed out, the issue is instantaneous data rate congestion - too much being transferred at the same time. Different metrics and methods are needed to limit the maximum rate at which a user can accept or emit data.

The 250 GB cap IS a metering policy and this is not what I think is the best choice for coping with local congestion.

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