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Re: [p2pi] WG Review: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (alto)

2008-10-10 12:33:20

On Oct 9, 2008, at 6:36 PM, Richard Barnes wrote:

On the contrary, I perceived pretty strong agreement at the BoF that the ALTO problem, as expressed in the documents and presentations, as an important one to solve. There was some disagreement about solutions, but there seemed to be agreement about the general idea that it would be useful to create an ALTO service that could help peers optimize their peer selection.

The question of "service" versus "server" in the text is a complete non-issue, purely a matter of wording. In all of the "ALTO service" scenarios Vidya describes, there is ultimately a single host that provides ALTO information, which you might as well call an "ALTO server".

Since it addresses an important problem, and a problem that many people agree is important, I support moving forward with this work.

I agree. This is such a pressing problem that blocking on terminology disputes which can be easily reconciled seems ill-advised. There was an excellent technical discussion on the list after the last IETF, and I think we reached at least rough consensus on the important points. I support moving forward.

Phil

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