ISPs Experimenting With New P2P Controls

alphadogg points us to a NetworkWorld story about the search by ISPs for new ways to combat the web traffic issues caused by P2P applications. Among the typical suggestions of bandwidth caps and usage-based pricing, telecom panelists at a recent conference also discussed localized "cache servers," which would hold recent (legal) P2P content in order to keep clients from reaching halfway around the world for parts of a file. "ISPs' methods for managing P2P traffic have come under intense scrutiny in recent months after the Associated Press reported last year that Comcast was actively interfering with P2P users' ability to upload files by sending TCP RST packets that informed them that their connection would have to be reset. While speakers rejected that Comcast method, some said it was time to follow the lead of Comcast and begin implementing caps for individual users who are consuming disproportionately high amounts of bandwidth."

Comments

Re:Perhaps it's time for

[Anonymous Coward]

Ok, really, do you *need* more than 50 gigs of porn a month? I get buy on only 30 gigs a month, I'm sure you can do the same.

Why don't they just put valve on your pipe?

[dj42]

I recommend they add a valve to everyone's internet pipe. If they become troublesome, you simply close their valve down a little bit to stop the flow of the internet through the pipes.

Re:Perhaps it's time for

[PReDiToR]

No, it is more like having a 300hp car, using it to go to the shops and back but when you try and go over 70mph the cops ...

Wait, this car analogy is far too good, I can't use it on Slashdot =)