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Cooperation and QoS in Fast Packet Networks: The View from the Edge

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Performability Has its Price (ICQT 2006)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCCN,volume 4033))

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The fundamental architecture of the current generation Internet has changed little over the past two decades. This is a problem when services need to be introduced that require something more than basic point-to-point connectivity, such as needing some form of QOS or multicast capability. Multiple ownership of the Internet is both a strength and a weakness — what incentives do ISPs have to evolve their architec-tures? At the same time, processing power and intelligence is increasing at the edge of the network, which can be harnessed to create new services. For example, adaptive network-aware applications can react to changing network conditions, while P2P overlay networks can bypass many of the underlay’s inherent restrictions.

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Key, P. (2006). Cooperation and QoS in Fast Packet Networks: The View from the Edge. In: Stiller, B., Reichl, P., Tuffin, B. (eds) Performability Has its Price. ICQT 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4033. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11780502_1

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