[ih] "The First Router" on Jeopardy

[Toerless Eckert]

On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 02:45:12PM -0800, Tony Li via Internet-history wrote:
> So, The Plan morphed somewhat, but is still widely in use.  Different traffic paths for different applications is still possible, but TE is more widely used for traffic placement.

Not sure what the definition of "traffic placement" is, AFAIK, the 99%
use-case for any TE solution (especially SR) is what i'd call
"SP network capacity optimization". Aka: fitting as much traffic through
the SP topology (consisting of a variety of non-equal-cost-path alternatives)
as possible.

In other words: TE today is about offering LE (Lousy Effort) Internet
service for  lower capex. Nothing less, nothing more. 

Obviously, i think there could and should be more.

Cheers
    Toerless

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