[IP] Query on 'net neutrality' and IPv6
Begin forwarded message:
From: d f tweney <dylan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: May 31, 2006 4:26:34 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Query on 'net neutrality' and IPv6
Dave--
A question for the IP community:
I'm no expert on Internet Protocol, but I do know that IPv6 includes
Quality of Service provisions that let routers prioritize some
packets relative to others, in order to ensure speedier delivery of,
say VoIP or video packets. Presumably, you could also use QoS to
prioritize packets from ISP A so they get through sooner than those
from ISP B.
Isn't that exactly what all the "net neutrality" folks are getting so
upset about? And if so, why aren't they protesting IPv6?
--
Dylan Tweney writer/editor
www.tweney.com dylan@xxxxxxxxxx
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