Hello everyone!<br><br>This is something of a shift in the subject of this thread but my interpretation of the NY Times article focused more on the mechanical issues of Internet congestion and less on the environmental impact. Along that line of logic, I read an interesting and quite informative article last week on Bob Briscoe's proposed solution to Internet congestion from a 'mechanical' / usability standpoint. The article is on ZD Net, here: <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=1078&page=1">http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=1078&page=1</a>. In summary, he is proposing changing the TCP stack to use stream weighting and then leveraging explicit congestion notification to allow more efficient use of the currently available Internet bandwidth.<br>
<br>I wonder if the discussion of congestion control and "Net Neutrality" is appropriate here. <br><br>If so, I would ask what your opinions are on the suggestion in this article that this is an engineering problem which has been politicized?<br>
<br>~Chris Grundemann<br>Interim Chair, CO ISOC<br>