[ih] ETSI group sets out to define alternative to TCP/IP for 5G

[Miles Fidelman]

Ah yes.. promising a return to a world of closed telco networks & walled 
gardens.  Like that's a good idea.

Miles Fidelman

On 4/8/20 12:02 AM, the keyboard of geoff goodfellow via 
Internet-history wrote:
> ETSI created a new Industry Specification Group (ISG) designed to find
> alternative technologies to the 1970s-era TCP/IP-based networking protocols
> deemed inadequate for today’s 5G networks.
>
> The group intends to develop standards that, when all is said and done,
> should lead to more efficient use of spectrum, better security and lower
> latency.
>
> Asked about implications for current remote work and learning triggered by
> the COVID-19 crisis, ISG Chair John Grant said via email that it will
> provide a better service for applications such as video conferencing and
> remote medicine, avoiding delays and drop-outs.
>
> According to ETSI, with the increasing challenges placed on modern networks
> to support new use cases and greater connectivity, service providers are
> looking for candidate technologies that may serve their needs better than
> the TCP/IP-based networking used in current systems.
>
> In 2015, several mobile operators identified problems with the TCP/IP-based
> technology used in 4G. These included the complex and inefficient use of
> spectrum resulting from adding mobility, security, quality-of-service, and
> other features to a protocol that was never designed for them, ETSI
> explained in a press release
> <https://www.etsi.org/newsroom/press-releases/1749-2020-04-etsi-launches-new-group-on-non-ip-networking-addressing-5g-new-services>
> .
>
> *TCP/IP-based technology was originally designed for communication between
> mainframe computers and to allow people with teletype and similar terminals
> to run programs on them, according to Grant.*
>
> “Computers were identified by their point of attachment to the network,
> which never changed, whereas mobile devices move from cell to cell; this
> means packets have to carry one set of addressing that identifies the
> device and another that identifies its point of attachment,” he said.
> “Security wasn't an issue, because only trusted people had access to the
> terminals. Quality-of-service is mainly an issue for traffic such as audio
> and video, which the communication links (and the computers) were too slow
> to carry.”
>
> ETSI expects the work of the new group will be applicable initially to
> private mobile networks such as factory automation and then expanded to
> public systems, both in the core network and eventually, end-to-end,
> including the radio elements.
>
> First on the group’s agenda will be a report detailing the shortcomings of
> TCP/IP and how the new alternative system would overcome those
> shortcomings. The group also plans to work on specifying how the new
> technologies will form the basis of the new protocols, as well as creating
> a framework for testing the efficiency and effectiveness of the new
> protocols, including over radio.
>
> https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/etsi-group-sets-out-to-define-alternative-to-tcp-ip-for-5g
>
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