Comments below.
> Perhaps, such [illegitimate] over use of best effort networks
> will push campuses
> to explore and more agressively deploy advanced technologies
> to manage these
> resources such as usage based charging, QoS/CoS, line rate
> policy routing, etc.
> Maybe even get involved with developing standardized
> architectures for efficient
> peer-to-peer comunications protocols - using the napster
> class apps as impetus
> and guinea pig. Making these applications run *better* might
> be more effective
> than making them run slower. (This is not a diatribe against
> the campus
> networkers, but an attempt to try to look at these issues
> differently...more to
> encourage these applications and ways we can support them.)
I am new to this list, but I have not seen a FAQ or other whitepaper
discussing the technical solutions (suggestions) to managing student traffic
in a more reasonable manner. QoS/CoS, policy routing, rate limiting, usage
based charges are all excellent ideas to help manage the P2P traffic on our
campuses - but what are other people's experiences with deploying these
technologies? What applications are public domain that can be implemented
to measure traffic, and where/how are they applied (port level, MAC address,
IP?) What has worked, and what has failed other network administrators?
Let me conclude by adding that I have been enjoying this list and the
discussions contained within. Is this also the forum for the type of
technical discussions outlined above?
Thanks.
-Joshua Wright
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Johnson & Wales University
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