Randy Bush wrote:
And, of course, one might ask why Netflix isn't ... making use of a
caching network like Akamai, as many other large traffic sources do
on a routine basis.
they do. netflix rolls their own cache servers, installable in any
network
At the ISPs expense, including connectivity to a peering point. Most
content providers pay Akamai, Netflix wants ISPs to pay them. Hmmm....
Now I write a check every month to both Verizon and Netflix - and
clearly it would be nice if some of that went to provisioning better
service between the two. But I can as easily point to Netflix, as to
Verizon, when it comes to which dollar stream should be going to bigger
(or more efficient) pipes.
Miles Fidelman
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
