[opendtv] Re: FCC issues net neutrality rules in face of Congress and carriers
- From: Kon Wilms <konfoo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:55:22 -0700
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Does upstream bandwidth cost any more to provide than
>>> downstream bandwidth?
>> Definitely. Within a single ISP's network, there are many more potential
>> upstream sources than downstream sources. So if you allow, say 100 Mb/s
>> upstream from everyone, and you expect this to occur without a huge
>> congestion problem, it is a much bigger problem than just promising 100 Mb/s
>> downstream.
> <snip>
>
> Sorry, I don't follow your reasoning here. Why does 100 people
> uploading 100 mbps each take more cable resources than 100 people
> downloading 100 mbps each? (assume different non-cached sources, not any
> sort of multicasting)
Allow me to set the record straight here. Upstream bandwidth does not
cost more than downstream bandwidth. Lesser tier providers are billed
based on bandwidth they upload or download. If their 95th percentile
for downloads is larger than uploads, they pay based on that; and vice
versa.
Bert is making this up as he goes along. I am telling you how we bill
large providers in our tier 4 colocation facility for bandwidth (this
all trickles down to the smaller link providers). And incidentally,
almost *all* colocation and bandwidth providers use the same exact
model.
Thank you, drive through.
Cheers
Kon
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