[ppml] [narten at us.ibm.com: PI addressing in IPv6 advances inARIN]

[Marshall Eubanks]

Hello;

On Apr 18, 2006, at 7:06 PM, Peter Sherbin wrote:

>> So the carriers owe the content providers $M's/month ???
>
> In the exact same fashion as cable providers owe studios.
>
>> Obviously you haven't head of P2P, or people hosting family oriented
>> content. Not all traffic is download.
>
> Look again at the formula. If (Download - Upload) < 0, then your  
> bill equals 0.
> Traffic uploaders (aka content providers) are good for the network  
> because:
> Assumption 1. People access the Internet to download content
> (and such downloaders are supposed to pay for satisfying that need).
>

In my home use, I send out about 10 x as much as I bring in. Does  
this mean that
I can get a connection from you and you will pay me ? If so, please  
send me contract details.

Regards
Marshall Eubanks

>> That billing model is not ready for use, and security or lack  
>> thereof has
>> nothing to do with it.
>
> If security has nothing to do with the Internet then why does the  
> community spends
> so much time and effort on it?
>
> Peter
>
> --- Tony Hain <alh-ietf at tndh.net> wrote:
>
>> Peter Sherbin wrote:
>>> The Internet billing model is simple:
>>>
>>> (Download - Upload) * $/bit = Billed Amount
>>
>> So the carriers owe the content providers $M's/month ???
>>
>>>
>>> It is based on two assumptions:
>>> 1. People access the Internet to download content
>>> 2. Paying party controls their download activity
>>
>> Obviously you haven't head of P2P, or people hosting family oriented
>> content. Not all traffic is download.
>>
>>>
>>> If security becomes a prohibitive concern for the above then the  
>>> product
>>> is just not
>>> ready for use.
>>
>> That billing model is not ready for use, and security or lack  
>> thereof has
>> nothing to do with it.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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