Thanks for that account, Mike. The IP connection to AOL is particularly revealing, as it may come into play with other systems soon.
Is your RR modem one of the pre-releases that was geared to DOCSIS compliance? How will the interface on this standard be admininstered by multiple providers, each running different [and drastically different, i.e., voice, telecommuting, video, different ISPs, etc.) traffic profiles over it, are questions I'd like to see answered.
Of course, what I am referring to here is the current points of contention between the ATHM Trojan Horse (which contains T's key strategists in its belly) and the interests of AOL and others in the Open Net Alliance who also want entry to TCI's plant.
These arguments currently being waged, as far as I'm concerned, are nothing but smoke thus far, because there is no consensus on how multiple providers over a cable system can equitably administer the resources at the logical layers, as is also the case with an equitable means of allocating broadband among themselves. Think about the different scenarios that would ensue... how many providers could coexist on the same limited spectrum? Using the same QoS controls? Using different voice services providers beyond the head end?
Oi! What havoc they are in for!
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Regards, Frank Coluccio |
