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On 06.12.12 19:38, Louis Pouzin (well) wrote:
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cite="mid:CA+EjHYq-G0sWi81kA=yQ-zo6yS7-RJ+7tv1V4z_uYtRtijbvHg@mail.gmail.com"
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</span><b>Requirements for Deep Packet Inspection in Next
Generation Networks<br>
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I am still curious, who cares?<br>
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Back in the days when Internet was more or less
scientific/university/hobby network, there were plenty of ITU
recommendations of all sorts, most intended "for the public good".
Internet grew up by ignoring all of these recommendations, by virtue
of being, after all, an loosely interconnected network of private
networks. The Internet continues to have this architecture and
ownership structure -- this is why it is generally immune to
regulation.<br>
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As I understand it, this is an recommendation for ITU members. But
who those guys are? Mostly state-owned or state-controlled telcos.
Is the Internet dependent on those guys? No way, whatever they
dream. None of the ISP businesses I know of and care about, are
members of the ITU. <br>
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Do you envision implementing this recommendation in your home
network (part of the Internet), on your company network (part of the
Internet), on your campus/university network (part of the Internet),
on your local, regional, national, whatever ISP (part of the
Internet)? I don't think so. Simply because of cost reasons and
because it does not provide any value to anyone.<br>
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If your Government controlled telco implements these
recommendations, and possibly are they have always done so (I know
this has been true for ours), and if this interferes somehow with
your desires, there are always alternatives and there always will be
-- this is how the Internet grep up to be what is now, in the first
place. Just reroute your traffic.<br>
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Just my $0.02 <br>
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Daniel<br>
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