[Chapter-delegates] ISOC-AU gives evidence to the Australian Senate

[Tony Hill]

Hi Joly

Many thanks for your comments and taking the time to read the  
transcript.

Yes, the Committee seemed really hungry for a succinct answer on the  
benefits of interop at layer 3.  Not sure that I do have anything  
better just yet...in retrospect.  In addition to what I told the  
Committee, do people have suggestions on a more pithy statement of  
this benefit?

I guess my take, is that interoperability at layer 3 has given us all  
the benefits of the Internet, including major interoperable open- 
standard applications, like email, the Web, and interactive  
applications through Web 2.0.  But the key point is that  
interoperability at layer 3 continues to foster innovation, so the  
list of beneficial applications continues to grow and this is the  
point that has attracted so much interest from OECD and other policy  
makers around the world.

regards, Tony


On 20/04/2010, at 6:18 PM, Joly MacFie wrote:

> You certainly held your own, Tony!
>
> I like the introduction to ISOC very much.
>
> You struggled a bit with "the advantages to be gained from the
> interoperability at layer 3"question, giving the answer that people
> confuse applications with the transport - which to me didn't really
> make it much clearer. In retrospect have you a better answer?
>
> You then say "In other words, NBN Co. should install the equipment
> that delivers to people internet protocol as well as the supporting
> services that are available."
>
> I'd like to see a well argued paper on this. Do you have one?
>
>
> j
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Tony Hill <tony at keanyhill.wattle.id.au 
> > wrote:
>> I was called to give evidence before a select committee of the  
>> Australian
>> Parliament.  They are inquiring on the Australian plans for our  
>> National
>> Broadband Network.
>>
>> Now there is a handsard transcript of the evidence, available as a  
>> proof
>> copy, online at:
>> http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/senate/commttee/S12976.pdf
>>
>> The evidence includes the following topics of discussion:
>> *  role of ISOC and IETF
>> *  interaction of bandwidth and Internet technology
>> *  key importance of competition policy
>> *  why NBN as a fibre to the premises initiative, should attend to  
>> layer 3
>> issues, as well as layer 2
>> *  why NBN should pay attention to national implementation of IPv6,  
>> and how
>> this relates to layer 3 vs layer 2
>>
>> I am the first speaker of a number giving evidence on that day.
>>
>> I hope this transcript is helpful to other ISOC chapters and  
>> members.  It is
>> always difficult to find time to talk about the basics, and I hope  
>> this
>> government transcript helps to capture some of those.
>>
>> Happy to have any subsequent discussion or comments.
>>
>> regards, Tony
>>
>>
>>
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